Briefs
AT&T Launches New Fiber Plans
Company hopes simplicity will help retain customers
AT&T
AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.
California
California Senate Urged to Reject Amendment Stripping State Regulator’s Telecom Authority
ACA 9 would make the the state's top broadband regulator more susceptible to industry capture, group warns.
enforcement
Supreme Court Upholds FCC Fine Powers
The court sided 8-1 with the agency against AT&T and Verizon.
Cybersecurity
Cable Industry Wants Waiver from FCC Router Ban
NCTA said its suppliers need to swap components in already approved router designs amid AI-induced shortages
California
CPUC Seeking Comment on FCC Copper Preemption Order
The state wants input on whether federal rules impact its regulations.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Comcast Leads in Download Speed: Opensignal
Opensignal’s Q1 report on major ISPs found AT&T had the best upload speeds, and Charter had the highest network reliability score.
California
FCC Seeking Comment on AT&T’s California Preemption Request
Verizon and New York are also at odds on state jurisdiction over copper retirement.
Wireless
AT&T’s ‘Build-A-Plan’ Launches Tomorrow
T-Mobile also said ‘frontline employees remain an essential’ as it moves customer interactions to its T-Life app.
Public Safety
Lutnick Appoints New Chairman of FirstNet Authority Board
Florida sheriff Michael Adkinson, Jr. brings extensive experience to FirstNet.
AT&T
Is Broadband's ‘Price War’ Real? Not Everyone Agrees.
Industry filings to the FCC offer competing views on whether consumers are benefiting from broadband competition.
California
AT&T Sues California Over Copper Landline Mandate
The company also asked the FCC for permission to discontinue traditional phone service.
AT&T
AT&T Brings Connectivity to California Through $19 Billion Investment
The company announced it is upgrading to fiber networks, bringing connection to over 4 million households.
Lumen
AT&T's Biggest Fiber Year Yet - and a Satellite Launch Too
The company expects to add 7 million fiber passings and launch a direct-to-device satellite service by year’s end.
Satellite
T-Mobile Says Satellite Connectivity Will Complement, Not Replace Wireless Networks
Satellite service is becoming an essential add-on for premium wireless customers, officials say.
Artifical Intelligence
Verizon CEO Eyes Billions in AI Infrastructure Opportunity
Wireless giant races to complete overhaul by November while cutting $5 billion in operating costs
Fiber Connect
Swedish Software Firm and AT&T Lead Open Access Standards Push in U.S.
A 165-member standards body aims to make it cheaper and faster for internet providers to share fiber networks across North America.
