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AT&T is getting a solid nationwide boost from airwaves Dish has been hogging for years, following similar swaths of spectrum being pieced out to T-Mobile, Verizon, and US Cellular.
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6 years, 2 monthsThe California Public Utilities Commission is throwing T-Mobile's target date for merging with Sprint into doubt.
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7 years, 7 monthsThe FCC today ruled that state and local governments cannot charge exorbitant fees for small cell facility deployments and must approve applications in a timely manner. Detractors argue the move strips authority from local governments and deprives them of needed revenue.
7 years, 8 monthsMetroPCS is changing its name to Metro by T-Mobile to avoid confusion and emphasize that its customers get full access to the T-Mobile network.
7 years, 8 monthsSprint's CTO promises better call quality by the end of the year, and 5G phones that are slimmer than Verizon's. But first, it needs to debut voice-over-LTE before it launches its 5G network.
7 years, 8 monthsDuring the Apple event, the list of US carriers that will support the new iPhones' built-in eSIM was missing a big one: Sprint. That's just an accident of timing, the carrier says.
7 years, 8 monthsAT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, and Verizon are readying mobile equipment such as Cells on Wheels (COWS), Cells on Light Trucks (COLTS), and generators on a trailers (Goats) to keep their networks up and running during and after the storm.
7 years, 8 monthsAT&T expects to hook up parts of Houston, Jacksonville, Louisville, New Orleans, and San Antonio this year, in addition to the cities it's already named. Next year, it plans to connect parts of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose.
7 years, 8 monthsThe Santa Clara County Fire Department's unlimited data plan was throttled this summer while fighting California wildfires, an incident disclosed as part of an ongoing net neutrality lawsuit.
7 years, 9 monthsThe carrier's new approach will connect you to empowered staffers who won't shunt you to bots or transfer you around. It may also be a move to help T-Mobile's Sprint merger.
7 years, 9 monthsAt $999 for the base model, Samsung's new phablet ain't cheap, and deals vary depending on the carrier you choose. Here's what you need to know to get the lowest price.
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