Category: 5G
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FCC Is Ramping Up its Efforts to Provide 5G Home Internet Access to Rural America
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking further comment on its effort to connect more Americans with a 5G network, with a goal of better using its updated coverage map to dole out needed funds. The FCC released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to “refresh the record” for the 5G Fund for Rural Americans to…
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Telecom and Cable Companies Are Starting to Mirror Each Other as Cord Cutting Takes Center Stage
The telecom companies and the cable providers, with legacies of providing phone and video services, respectively, have traditionally been like water and oil or fire and ice – industries that are diametrically opposed to each other. But a funny thing happened: They increasingly started to look and act more like each other. Two decades ago,…
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T-Mobile, a Wireless Provider, May Be Placing a Bigger Bet on Fiber
T-Mobile may be taking a page out of its telecom rivals Verizon and AT&T and moving in fiber optics in a bigger way. The wireless carrier, which distinguishes itself from its competitors by focusing almost entirely on wireless — home and mobile — is in discussions with the fiber business of Tillman Global Holdings to…
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AT&T Says It Isn’t Interested in Buying USCellular
Regional wireless carrier USCellular is looking at potential suitors. Don’t count AT&T as one of them. AT&T Chief Financial Officer Pascal Desroches was asked about the company’s appetite for acquiring USCellular, and he was clear with his response. “We really like our wireless business and I don’t think that particular asset would change anything demonstrable…
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T-Mobile May Finally Get Valuable 5G Spectrum It Bought Thanks to Proposed Senate Bill
T-Mobile has been patiently waiting for $304 million worth of spectrum licenses that it purchased in last year’s Federal Communications Commission auction, radio airwaves it can’t get its hands on because of a political and technical battle raging in Washington D.C. A new proposed Senate bill may help the carrier get around the regulatory red…
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Verizon CEO Expects to Reach 4 to 5 Million 5G Home Internet Customers by the End of 2025
During Verizon’s second quarter earnings call, the company announced some struggles. Verizon reported a decline in total revenue since the second quarter of 2022. The company also lost 69,000 Fios TV customers, though that’s in large part due to the Fios being discontinued so it’s not a shocking result. Even so, Verizon remains hopeful about…
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Verizon 5G Home Internet Is Getting Better As Verizon Can Now Upgrade Its Network Faster With No Down Time
Today, Verizon announced that its massive multi-year redesign of its network architecture is bringing new network feature enhancements to its service. With this, it will be able to quickly upgrade its network now with no down time. This will offer the ability for Verizon to reduce called drops, improve network resiliency security, and, more importantly,…
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Verizon Confirms Free Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ Perks For Older Unlimited 5G Plans Remain After Disney Price Hike
Verizon Wireless customers on older unlimited 5G phone plans that included the Disney bundle of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ can rest easy: Your perks will remain despite the looming price increase from Disney. There was some question on whether Verizon would make change with Disney rolling out price hikes across its various streaming services on…
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Everything Apple Announced at the iPhone 15 Event
Few companies can capture the attention of the public better than Apple, but the tech giant really turns heads when it comes time to unveil a new version of its flagship iPhone. This time, it’s the new iPhone 15 family of smartphones and updates to its Apple Watch and Apple Watch Ultra lineups. Apple’s iPhone…
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For The First Time, Free OTA TV Will Be Delivered By 5G 24/7 Starting This Week
WWOO-LD Boston will become the first U.S. 5G broadcaster OTA TV broadcaster this week. The company recently filed for an experimental license with the Federal Communications Commission. Now WWOO-LD says on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, it will start broadcasting in 5G over the air TV or OTA according to a statement sent to Cord Cutters…