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• T-Mobile Eyes Deploying Fiber Up to 15 Million Homes by 2030

  Along with its 5G Home Internet service, the carrier plans on expanding its fiber presence after making some key acquisitions earlier this year.

  1 year, 8 months By Michael Kan
• Verizon to Offer Satellite-Based Emergency Messaging This Fall

  The carrier will work with Skylo on the initial satellite connectivity as Verizon's other partner, AST SpaceMobile, waits on regulatory approval to launch dozens of commercial satellites.

  1 year, 9 months By Michael Kan
• T-Mobile Hit With $60 Million Federal Fine Over National Security Concerns

  'Technical issues' during T-Mobile's Sprint merger resulted in some unauthorized data access, but T-Mobile says no hackers were involved.

  1 year, 9 months By Kate Irwin
• AT&T Loses Fight Over 'Misleading' Ben Stiller Cellular Satellite Commercial

  The commercial, which showed actor Ben Stiller tapping into cellular satellite service from AT&T that hasn't launched yet, drew a complaint from T-Mobile, which is prepping a similar service.

  1 year, 9 months By Michael Kan
• Boost Mobile Unwraps New Plans As 5G Network Buildout Chugs Along

  New plans start at $25 a month and feature unlimited data and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

  1 year, 10 months By Rob Pegoraro
• Verizon Faces $2.6 Billion Lawsuit for Allegedly Letting Users Pirate Music

  Some Verizon subscribers have allegedly been pirating music using BitTorrent. But a lawsuit from the top record labels claims the ISP has refused to stop the illegal activity.

  1 year, 10 months By Michael Kan
• AT&T Data Breach Fallout: Watch Out for Targeted Texts, Spoofed Calls

  Security experts explain why the ease of spoofing phone numbers means the AT&T record dump may translate to more texts from attackers pretending to be friends and family

  1 year, 10 months By Rob Pegoraro
• Mint Mobile Adds Free Roaming in Canada to All Plans

  The T-Mobile-owned prepaid service joins other carriers in treating Canada as a 51st state.

  1 year, 10 months By Rob Pegoraro
• T-Mobile Still Tops Rivals for 5G Availability, Download and Upload Speeds

  Crowdsourced data from research firm Opensignal finds AT&T is best for service availability while Verizon leads at coverage.

  1 year, 11 months By Rob Pegoraro
• Upgrade Your Phone 3 Times a Year With AT&T's 'Next Up Anytime' Plan (for a Price)

  The plan will cost you an extra $10 per month, but it might be worth it for early adopters.

  1 year, 11 months By Emily Price
• FCC Might Force Carriers to Unlock Phones Within 60 Days of Activation

  The FCC chair wants the commission to adopt 'nationwide mobile phone unlocking rules.'

  1 year, 11 months By Michael Kan
• AT&T Is Raising Rates for Retired Unlimited Plan Customers

  Accounts with multiple lines will see a $20/month increase.

  1 year, 11 months By Emily Price
• T-Mobile's Home Internet Backup Plan Kicks in When Your Broadband Goes Out

  The $30 plan offers 130GB of 5G data for whenever your normal connection drops out or slows down. It lands as a new survey shows fixed-wireless 5G is seeing a 'dramatic growth trajectory.'

  1 year, 11 months By Rob Pegoraro
• FCC Investigates 'Nationwide Issue' That Caused Another AT&T Outage

  The FCC looks into a telecoms outage where AT&T users were suddenly unable to make calls to carriers like Verizon on Tuesday. AT&T says it's since resolved the issue.

  1 year, 11 months By Kate Irwin
• SpaceX Aims to Launch Cellular Starlink Service This Fall

  SpaceX reveals the target date in an FCC filing that also urges the commission to loosen restrictions on radio frequency emissions to improve the system's coverage.

  2 years By Michael Kan