Lauren Douglas

Advertising Research Associate

Competition Between SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile Intensifies

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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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Congress Holds the Key to Possible ACP Revival

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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) …

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Proposed Rules Would Make Mobile Device Unlocking Uniform

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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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Another AT&T Data Breach Impacts Almost All Mobile Customers

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AT&T last week revealed a massive data breach involving call and text records logged from the vast majority of its mobile customers, with the incidents occurring between May and October 2022, and then again on Jan. 2, 2023. Impact: This security breach, first discovered in April, affected “nearly all” AT&T wireless customers, including subscribers to …

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Watchdog Recommends T-Mobile Clarify Price Lock Claim

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Following a Fast-Track SWIFT challenge from AT&T earlier in June, the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau’s National Programs last week recommended that T-Mobile discontinue or clarify the “Price Lock” claim around its 5G Home Internet service. Impact: According to a statement by NAD, the T-Mobile price lock claim appeared in print, online, …

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Windstream and Uniti Together Again in Proposed $13.4B Merger

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The complicated relationship between privately owned Windstream and publicly held Uniti has taken another turn, with the two companies announcing plans to reunite as one, with a focus on fiber deployments in Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets. Source: Uniti, Windstream Impact: The deal comes nine years after Windstream spun off Uniti in 2015 as …

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