Wireless
AT&T Sues Advertising Watchdog, Says Recent Campaign Did Not Violate Rules
Last week, the National Advertising Division said AT&T improperly used negative findings against T-Mobile for promotional purposes.
Jake Neenan
Reporter Jake Neenan, who covers broadband infrastructure and broadband funding, is a recent graduate of the Columbia Journalism School. Previously he reported on state prison conditions in New York.
Earnings
Comcast Adds Record 414,000 Wireless Lines
New pricing helped improve broadband losses, but pushed average revenue per user down.
Spectrum
FCC Plans November Vote on Upper C-band Proposal
The agency said it would seek comment on auctioning up to 180 megahertz.
BEAD
Roth: No State Net Neutrality, Affordability Laws for BEAD Participants
She said grantees would also have to forgo federal opex subsidies for BEAD builds.
Earnings
Verizon Fixed Wireless Adds Continue to Slow
New CEO Dan Schulman sought to dispel concerns of a potential price war in mobile.
Earnings
Frontier Adds 133,000 Fiber Subs
The fiber operator's $20 billion acquisition by Verizon is awaiting final regulatory approval.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Adopts Higher Rate Caps for Prison Phone Service
The agency also proposed satellite licensing changes.
White House
Comcast, T-Mobile Among White House’s List of Ballroom Donors
The Trump adminstration is reportedly opposed to Comcast scooping up part of Wanrer Bros. Discovery.
Spectrum
EchoStar, FCC in Talks to Resolve AWS-3 Auction Lawsuit
EchoStar fears it could be on the hook for shortfall payments if the re-auction doesn't fetch enough cash.
China
Senate Passes Bill Calling Scrutinizing Ownership of FCC Licensees
The bill would require an annual list of license holders owned in part by the Chinese government, among others.
BEAD
Fischer Wants More Fiber for Nebraska from Trump’s Commerce Department
The Republican Senator did not comment on BEAD non-deployment funding.
Earnings
T-Mobile Adds 506,000 Fixed Wireless Subs
The company also added 54,000 fiber subscribers, in addition to 755,000 absorbed from Metronet.
Spectrum
Carriers, Airlines Say 180 Megahertz of Upper C-band Could be Auctioned Safely
Satellite video distribution services would need to be compressed or relocated.
Earnings
AT&T Adds 270,000 Fixed Wireless, 288,000 Fiber Subs
The company said it was already deploying EchoStar spectrum through a leasing arrangement.
FCC
Chinese Testing Labs Oppose FCC Decertification
The agency has been barring labs owned in part by the Chinese government from its equipment authorization program.
Spectrum
AT&T, EchoStar: Spectrum Sale Won’t Harm Competition
AT&T wants the extra airwaves to boost its fixed wireless service.
