Wireless
After Losing Restraining Order Fight, T-Mobile Expands Online Switching Tool
AT&T had asked a judge to block a beta version of the tool that asked prospective customers to log into their accounts with other carriers.
AT&T
AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.
enforcement
CTIA, Chamber of Commerce Want FCC Forfeiture Process Struck Down
The Supreme Court will deliberate Jan. 9 on whether to weigh in on the issue.
12 Days of Broadband
Broadband Affordability Falters in 2025
In spite of the political salience of 'affordability,' federal rollbacks, industry pressure, and stalled state efforts took a toll on low-income Americans' broadband.
Spectrum
Whistleblowers Want to Revive Fraud Suit Against UScellular Successor
A separate fraud case against the company, filed by the same telecom attorneys, was blessed by the D.C. Circuit in October.
Wireless
T-Mobile and AT&T Go Back and Forth in Court Over Customers
T-Mobile says switching tool not illegal, as AT&T alleges. They’re also fighting about an advertising dispute
enforcement
AT&T Wants Supreme Court to Find FCC Forfeiture Process Invalid
Verizon and the FCC have also asked justices to resolve a circuit split on the issue.
Fiber
T-Mobile Leaning on Fixed Wireless for Broadband Ambitions
AT&T CEO John Stankey said the company was still all-in on fiber.
RWA
Rural Wireless Association Flags Telecom Oligopoly Risk in AT&T Spectrum Win
The association criticized the bureau for clearing major consolidation efforts without a commission-level vote.
Spectrum
AT&T, EchoStar Fire Back at Spectrum Deal Opponents
EchoStar’s Charlie Ergen reiterated the company's ‘force majeure’ argument to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
Earnings
Cable Unlikely to Grow Subscribers This Decade: New Street
On the FWA front, MoffettNathanson estimates the service accounts for more than half the traffic on Verizon, T-Mobile networks.
12 Days of Broadband
Universal Service Fund Survived, Faces New Legal and Political Challenges
A follow-on legal case about the USF resumed on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Fifth Circuit.
Spectrum
With Anti-DEI Commitments in Hand, FCC Approves AT&T-UScellular Spectrum Sale
AT&T bought 3.45 GHz and 700 MHz licenses for about $1 billion.
Expert Opinion
Debra Berlyn: Modernizing Phone Network Allows Older Adults to Hold On
Providers are modernizing phone networks from copper to broadband, allowing older adults to keep cherished home numbers with better service.
Spectrum
AT&T to DOJ: EchoStar Spectrum Deal Won’t Harm Competition
T-Mobile, rural carriers want conditions ensuring rural deployment.
NTIA
Judges Press FCC, Challengers in FirstNet Spectrum Case
The agency is looking to make more spectrum available to AT&T-operated FirstNet.
Open Access
Gigapower Signs Second Tenant on its Open Access Network
Flume will be the first retailer beyond AT&T to operate on the joint venture’s network.
