AT&T - Broadband Breakfast (Page 3)

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, with the D.C. and the Second Circuits on 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.

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.