Ten small communities are finalists in the T-Mobile Hometown Techover contest. The winner will be named later this summer. The finalists are the borough of Stroudsburg, PA; Dunn, N.C.; Girard, KS; Guadalupe, CA; Hopkinsville, KY; Kalispell, MT; Wareham, MA; Washington,…
The return of movie theaters is being greeted with an enhanced experience via a partnership between AT&T and Cinemark that enables customers to have an immersive augmented reality (AR) experience with movie cartoon characters Pose with the Tune Squad, which…
While each of the three major wireless service providers had some success in Opensignal’s July 5G User Experience Report, T-Mobile – with wins in four of seven categories – again had the most to crow about. The Opensignal 5G performance…
Consolidated Communications will provide symmetrical gigabit fiber to more than 30,000 additional business and residential locations in nine Vermont communities by the end of September, the company announced today The communities are Barre, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Fair Haven, Rutland, West…
Comcast has implemented a program called Grows to Code that gives front line employees the opportunity to learn new skills to become software engineers. In the program, the employees learn coding skills that enable them to be moved into entry-level…
Verizon has reorganized some of its technology business units behind its drone and ground robotics holdings. The Robotics Business Technology is a unit within New Business Incubation. Verizon says that the new unit will create integration solutions that use Verizon’s…
Business customers are generally satisfied with their broadband services, according to a new J.D. Power business broadband satisfaction study. AT&T won in the large and medium-size business groups, with Verizon taking the small business category. The survey results: Large enterprise…
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Telecommunications Study 2020-2021 found that overall satisfaction with ISPs remained consistent between 2020 and 2021, but that there was some shifting within the group. Customer experience benchmarks dropped and third party in-home WiFi providers…
T-Mobile and Halo have taken a step toward full autonomous transportation with the launch of a commercial driverless car service in Las Vegas. The autonomous vehicles are not yet transporting passengers. That milestone, which is expected later this year, will…
Four out of ten surveyed renters of multiple dwelling units (MDUs) are interested in having broadband bundled with their rent – and 77% of those would pay higher rent for the convenience of doing so, according to a new MDU…
The USDA ReConnect program has granted $21 million to two providers to deploy FTTP networks in rural New York State. The awards are part of the second round of the program. The last announcement for the program was back in…
Midco’s Fiber Forward program will bring 10 Gbps capable fiber broadband service to areas of South Dakota, the regional cable MSO announced yesterday. Midco plans to invest $500 million in the project. The network expansion will eventually reach more than…
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