Satellite
AT&T, AST Complete First Handoff Between Terrestrial and Satellite Networks
AST stock was still down more than 11 percent Monday amid more news about SpaceX’s mobile ambitions
AT&T
AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.
Briefs
AT&T to Bring Back Customer Service Jobs to U.S. by 2027
AT&T highlights career paths beyond a four-year degree
Infrastructure
FCC Circulating Order to Preempt California Copper Retirement Rules
AT&T asked for the move earlier this year
Earnings
There’s a New Wildcard Haunting Telecom Earnings: Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Even AT&T’s 769,000 internet additions didn’t help, as investors are weighing satellite expansion against carriers’ pricing and bundling advantages
Earnings
T-Mobile Posts ‘Industry Leading’ Fixed Wireless, Postpaid Phone Adds
Deutsche Telekom reportedly backed off plans to merge with the company for the time being
FCC
Carr Expected to Advance FCC Prison Cellphone Jamming Rules
Correctional officials want the FCC to approve prison cellphone jamming by year’s end
Fiber
O’Rielly Urges States to Speed Copper Network Retirement
The former FCC commissioner says state rules should keep pace with the shift to newer communications networks
Spectrum
Wireless Carriers Opposed to FCC Plan for Direct-to-Device in 5G Bands
T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr last week to argue against satellite use in two prime bands
BEAD
Newsom Urged to Reject $1.4 Billion from BEAD over Net Neutrality
Consumer advocates say a federal grant requirement could limit California’s oversight of broadband providers
Fiber
New York State PSC Urges FCC to Pause AT&T’s Copper Plan
NYSPSC claims the FCC has no jurisdiction to allow AT&T to discontinue landlines in New York
Fiber
AT&T Said It Added Record 769,000 Internet Connections in Third Quarter
The company’s fiber network now reaches more than 39 million locations
copper
AT&T Says Just 1% of Eligible Customers Still Use Copper Voice Lines
AT&T cites rising copper theft and longer repair times for moving customers to newer technologies
FCC
Connecticut Fines Frontier $625,000 Over Data Breach
The state says Frontier failed to adequately protect exposed customer data
ISP
J.D. Power: T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and GFiber Top ISP Satisfaction Rankings
The study found that pricing and customer support shape ISP satisfaction
mergers
AT&T Selling Its Wireless Company in Mexico for $2 Billion
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027
Fiber
AT&T Forms New Fiber Joint Venture with Gigapower, Lumen Assets
Blackrock and a Canadian pension fund will own 50 percent of the open-access JV
