AT&T launched three new 5G mobile plans, replacing its four existing offerings and emphasizing value on the entry- and mid-level options while providing more bells and whistles with the top plan. Impact: AT&T debuted the three new plans under its Unlimited Your Way lineup and touted the trio as providing the value and flexibility needed …
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Charter recently tapped former Frontier CEO Nick Jeffery to join its leadership team as the company’s next Chief Operating Officer, filling a position that has been vacant for more than three years. Impact: Jeffery will step into his new role starting September 1, and will be the cable operator’s first COO since CEO Chris Winfrey …
For the telecom industry, the government shutdown that started October 1 will have significantly more impact on the FCC than it will on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, at least as it relates to broadband. Impact: Furloughs at the FCC will leave the agency at just 22% capacity, with all but 171 of nearly …
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The FCC signed off on the $5.1 billion ($7 billion Canadian) merger between Bell Canada parent company BCE and Ziply Fiber without any conditions despite current tensions in the U.S.-Canada relationship that could have upended the deal altogether. Impact: The approval, which followed closely on the heels of the FCC greenlighting two T-Mobile transactions, sets …
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Comcast this month unveiled its first-ever five-year price guarantee for new Xfinity Internet customers, with pricing starting at $55/mo nationwide for the 400 Mbps tier. Impact: The decision to move forward with a price guarantee comes as Comcast focuses on providing customers with transparent pricing that provides a set, locked-in price without an annual contract …
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In an update to its convergence strategy at its Dec. 3 Analyst & Investor Day, AT&T set an aggressive new goal to pass at least 50 million fiber locations by the end of 2029 while sunsetting much of its legacy copper network. Impact: The new fiber passings goal builds on AT&T’s previous deployment strategy to …
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AST SpaceMobile, the direct-to-device satellite connectivity partner of AT&T and Verizon, successfully unfolded its first five BlueBird satellites in late October, six weeks ahead of schedule. Impact: The launch milestone moves AST SpaceMobile closer to a rollout of commercial and U.S. government operations even as a burgeoning rivalry with SpaceX heats up, with an AST …
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The question of whether fixed wireless access service offers providers a long-term wireless broadband solution or will merely act as a stopgap during the transition from DSL to fiber depends on which competitor you ask. Impact: A Broadband Nation Expo panel tried to answer that question last week and got very different perspectives from two …
Bipartisan bills in the U.S. House and Senate may breathe new life into the now-defunct Affordable Connectivity Program with millions in new funding to sustain it through the end of the year and shore up financial support for the FCC’s underfunded rip-and-replace program. Impact: Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee advanced Senator Peter Welch’s (D-VT) …
Because mobile device unlocking policies vary significantly from carrier-to-carrier, the FCC this month moved to put forth a uniform 60-day unlocking requirement designed to make it easier for consumers to change providers. Impact: In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the FCC approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that calls for mobile carriers to unlock mobile devices …
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