Tag: AT&T
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AT&T Wants to Stop Giving You Free HBO & MAX As It is Raising The Price Of These Plans By As Much as $20 a Month
AT&T seems to really want you to upgrade to the newer AT&T Unlimited Plans that give you free HBO. This week AT&T announced that it will be raising the price of many of the plans that give you free HBO from Max by as much as $20 a month. Most of the plans listed above…
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AT&T is Accused of Paying Bribes To Get States To Pass Favorable Laws
Today the US government provided more details on how a former AT&T executive allegedly pushed some state lawmakers to pass favorable laws for its business. According to the accusation that is part of a criminal trial set for September 2024, former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza and three AT&T employees worked to unlawfully influence…
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Over 72 Million AT&T Customers Have Had Their Data Leaked, Including SSN Numbers, Birth Dates, & More Now AT&T is Giving Away Free Identity Theft & Credit Monitoring
An online hacker last month claimed to have the personal data of 72.6 million AT&T customers. This leak reportedly includes names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, decrypted date of birth, encrypted social security numbers, and other internal information of AT&T customers. Now AT&T has confirmed the data was leaked, but AT&T says it sees no evidence…
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AT&T Will Continue to Offer Cheap $30 Internet Even if The FCC Funding For The Program Runs Out
In February the FCC stopped accepting new applicants for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This program offers discounts on Internet or phone service to low-income Americans. The program is running out of money waiting for Congress to provide new funding. Now the FCC is warning Internet service providers that in May it will only have…
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AT&T Confirms Over 72 Million Customers Have Had Their Data Leaked Including SSN Numbers, Birth Dates, & More
An online hacker earlier this month claimed to have the personal data of 72.6 million AT&T customers. This leak reportedly includes names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, decrypted date of birth, encrypted social security numbers, and other internal information of AT&T customers. Now AT&T has confirmed the leak. It is reported that 7.6 million current customers’…
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Cord Cutting Today: Vidgo Removes All Subscription Plans From Its Website, New iPads, & More
Today in Cord Cutting Today for March 15, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: 71 Million AT&T Customers Have Reportedly Had Their Data Leaked Online. You can find links to each story we talk about below this video: 71 Million AT&T Customers Have…
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71 Million AT&T Customers Have Reportedly Had Their Data Leaked Including SSN Numbers, Birth Dates, & More
An online hacker is claiming to have the personal data of 71 million AT&T customers, according to a report from Bleeping Computer. This leak reportedly includes names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, decrypted date of birth, encrypted social security numbers, and other internal information of AT&T customers. AT&T told Bleeping Computer that this data was not…
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AT&T Has Invested More Than $145 Billion in the Last 5 Years to Improve Its Wireless & Fiber Networks
Cable TV companies have been facing real competition from 5G home Internet networks as well as from fiber. Consequently, AT&T now offers both services and, to make it all possible, has invested more than $145 billion over the last 5 years on its wired and wireless networks. Cable TV companies are not the only companies…
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AT&T is Offering $5 Credits To Some Customers Impacted By Last Week’s Outage
Are you an AT&T customer who was impacted by last week’s outage that saw its network down for a good part of the day on Thursday? You may get a bill credit soon. Late last night, AT&T announced a one-time $5 credit for some of its customers impacted by the outage. In a statement on…
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AT&T’s Fiber JV is Bringing Multi-Gig Internet Speeds to This Large City
Gigapower, a joint venture partly funded by AT&T, said on Thursday that it intends to build out a fiber network in the Southern Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, area. The company said it intends to roll out fiber in the communities of Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Eagan, Savage, Apple Valley, Burnsville, Farmington, Lakeville, Rosemount and Shakopee. Gigapower is…