WASHINGTON - US telecommunications firm AT&T and German rival T-Mobile announced they would halt exchanges of recalled Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones pending investigations into reports of fire-prone batteries. Since then, there have been reports that the batteries in the new Galaxy Note7 devices have overheated and been involved in fires. AT&T said it would still offer customers the option to exchange that device for another Samsung smartphone or other device of their choice. AT&T said it had not been selling Note7s since Samsung and the CPSC instructed the company to stop selling Note7 devices purchased before September 15. Samsung decided on September 2 to halt the sale of the Galaxy Note7 and recall those sold to fix the lithium-ion battery problem.

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2016 01:30 UTC