Tag: T-Mobile
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Dish Wins Key Ally in Dispute With T-Mobile Over Spectrum Sale
Dish Network’s attempt to get more time to buy valuable spectrum from T-Mobile got support from the Justice Department. The agency urged the U.S. District Court in Washington to give Dish until April 1 to finalize the $3.5 billion purchase, according to a filing. The company had already blown through its August deadline, Bloomberg reported.…
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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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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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Check the Fine Print on Those $1,000 iPhone 15 Trade-In Offers
It happens every year: Apple unveils a new iPhone and big carriers like T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T shortly after roll out their big trade-in offers, all in a bid to get you to switch. A few hours after the iPhone 15 debuted, the carriers followed with several big offers, touting a $1,000 towards Apple’s flagship…
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T-Mobile is Improving its 5G Service By Spending $3.3 Billion to Buy 5G Spectrum From Comcast
Yesterday, T-Mobile agreed to buy some, if not all, of Comcast’s 600MHz spectrum holdings. In a Securities Exchange Commission filing, T-Mobile disclosed the transaction valued between $1.2 and $3.3 billion depending on how much spectrum T-Mobile acquires. T-Mobile said it expects to close the deal in the first half of 2028. For $1.2 billion, Comcast…
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Is 5G Home Internet the Future of Broadband or Next DSL? T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Charter and Comcast Weigh In
Everyone in the broadband industry is talking about the explosion of 5G home internet service. But virtually no one seems to agree on where it’s going. That was evident at this week’s Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference, a rare opportunity to hear from the CEOs of the three major wireless companies, Verizon, T-Mobile and…
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Check the Fine Print: T-Mobile Changes its Rebate Program
T-Mobile is changing how customers receive rebates, so it pays to be mindful of the details. Depending on the promotion, customers will get one of two prepaid cards: Magenta or Black, and there’s a big difference between the two. The Magenta prepaid rebate card sports the company’s traditional color and logo but can only be…
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T-Mobile CEO Offers Hint on Possible US Cellular Deal
With rural wireless carrier USCellular putting itself up for sale, T-Mobile has been floated as a potential acquirer. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert offered a vague hint when asked about whether he would consider accelerating his rural strategy if an asset were available. “Maybe, but I like our Plan A a lot,” Sievert said at the…
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Charter CEO Throws Shade at 5G Home Internet, Calls it the “Next DSL”
Charter CEO Chris Winfrey isn’t impressed with 5G home internet service. The service, often referred to as fixed wireless access, has seen tremendous growth over the last two years. In the second quarter alone, new subscribers to 5G home internet service accounted for virtually the entire broadband industry’s growth, with nearly 900,000 net new customers.…