Tag: AT&T
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AT&T & DISH Are Being Sued by BBiTV for Patent Infringement
This week, Broadband iTV, Inc. (BBiTV) announced that they have filed a lawsuit against AT&T’s DIRECTV and U-Verse TV. BBiTV has also filed a lawsuit against DISH. BBiT says the video-on-demand services of these companies infringe on their patents. According to BBiTV, they developed and own a portfolio of more than 60 issued U.S. patents…
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AT&T TV NOW is Dropping The Fusion Channel
Today AT&T TV NOW contacted subscribers to inform them that on January 23rd, 2020 AT&T will be dropping the Fusion channel from AT&T TV NOW. Fusion is owned by Univision Communications and describes itself as a channel that offers “the latest news and information from Hispanic America’s most trusted team of journalists. From Jorge Ramos…
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AT&T Warns That DIRECTV Could Lose Local Channels After STELA Expires
Right now, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) is set to expire in just over a week. STELA gives satellite services like DISH and AT&T access to local channels among other things. Now AT&T has come out and publicly warned that if this rule expires DIRECTV would lose access to local channels. The…
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DIRECTV’s Monthly Price Is Up 20% Since AT&T Purchased Time Warner
When AT&T purchased Time Warner, it brushed off concerns that the merger would drive up the price of cable TV by reducing competition. Now AT&T has raised the price of DIRECTV by 20% since its merger with Time Warner according to the New York Post. AT&T has been slowly raising the cost of DIRECTV in…
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AT&T is Cracking Down on Robocalls With New Spam Call Warnings
Today AT&T announced that they are cracking down on robocalls by rolling out a call validation display system. Now when someone calls you from a spoofed number you will get a warning that it is not a valid number and could be a spoofed call. “This is another step to tame annoying, unwanted robocalls,” said…
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AT&T’s DIRECTV Price Has Gone Up Almost $20 a Month Since January 1, 2019
AT&T has been slowly been raising the cost of DIRECTV in 2019 and at the start of 2020. Just recently we learned that AT&T would be raising the price of its packages by as much as $8 a month with sports fees going up by $2 a month in January 2020. That is on top…
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AT&T May Stop Selling U-verse TV in 2020
For some time now we have heard that U-Verse TV’s days are numbered. Recently AT&T has confirmed to Cord Cutters News that U-verse TV is no longer offered in markets where the new AT&T TV is now available. Now AT&T has announced that AT&T TV will go live nationwide in February of 2020, raising questions…
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AT&T Launches 5G Internet in 10 Markets
Today AT&T announced that they are launching their 5G network using low-band and high-band 5G in 10 markets. These markets include Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Providence, R.I., Rochester, N.Y., San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose, Calif., meaning if you live in these areas you will now be able to access 5G…
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AT&T TV Will Go Live Nationwide in February 2020
Today AT&T TV announced that it will go live nationwide in February 2020 according to AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh speaking at the Barclays Global TMT Conference. Here are all the cities AT&T TV is currently available in CA: Orange, Riverside | FL: Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach | KS: Topeka, Wichita | MN:…
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Comcast, AT&T, & Spectrum Are All Raising Their TV Prices Again
Do you still pay for a cable or satellite TV service? Be ready to pay even more as Comcast and AT&T will soon be raising their rates. If you are a Spectrum TV customer you may have noticed that your rates already went up recently. As cord cutting grows, cable TV companies are continuing to…