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.
AT&T
AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.
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.
Wireless
Verizon Prepared Largest Workforce Reductions as Competition Intensified
Move comes as new CEO prepares broad cost reductions across operations.
Communications Act
Cities Oppose FCC Inquiry into Speeding Wireline Permitting
Broadband carriers, meanwhile, push the FCC for 60 to 90 day shot clocks, citing months long permitting delays.
Spectrum
AT&T Touts EchoStar Spectrum Deployment
The carrier is leasing EchoStar's 3.45 GHz spectrum until it closes its acquisition of the licenses.
enforcement
Verizon to Supreme Court: FCC Forfeiture Process Invalid
Verizon is asking Supreme Court to resolve a split between the D.C. and the Second Circuits, on the one hand, and the Fifth Circuit, on the other.
NTIA
NTIA, Industry Eyeing 4.4 GHz for Commercial Use
There are currently 15 federal agencies using the airwaves.
Public Safety
First Responders Back FirstNet Reauthorization as 2027 Sunset Nears
Survey finds 93% of first responders support extending the First Responder Network Authority.
Ukraine
With 8 Million Users Globally, Starlink Likely Seventh Largest Fixed U.S. ISP
Nearly 9,000 satellites now deliver broadband service worldwide
Earnings
EchoStar Selling More Spectrum to SpaceX
SpaceX is buying unpaired AWS-3 licenses for $2.6 billion in stock.
USF
E-Rate False Claims Case Headed to Trial
The Supreme Court ruled in February the False Claims Act applied to the program, at least in part.
