AT&T had the highest satisfaction score among mobile network operators in the latest wireless customer satisfaction report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). AT&T had a score of 75 on a 100-point scale, a bit higher than the industry…
Verizon has big hopes for myPlan, the new mobile plans that the company announced today and plans to launch on Thursday. As Verizon Consumer Group CEO Sowmyanarayan Sampath put it on an online investor conference today, the company expects the…
AT&T appears to be getting serious about a potential satellite cellphone that it demonstrated with satellite operator AST SpaceMobile last month. In a filing with the FCC, AT&T indicated its intent to lease spectrum in the 700 MHz and 850…
Anchorage, Alabama – May 8, 2023 – /PRNewswire/ – GCI is closing the digital divide across Alaska with new consumer plans that are often faster than those offered by Internet Service Providers in the Lower 48. From Alaska’s largest urban centers to remote rural…
Astound Broadband today became the latest broadband and cable provider to announce a mobile service offering based on a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement. An Astound spokesperson confirmed that the offering will use the T-Mobile network, but declined to…
A new telecom spending report from Recon Analytics says that, as the U.S. experiences high inflation rates, consumers would rather reduce expenditures for electricity, heating or car payments than home internet or mobile service. Only 8% of respondents in the…
Madison – April 27, 2023 – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) today awarded $139,929.92 in funding from the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Outreach Grant Program to two recipients. The grants were awarded to entities that will…
AT&T said today that it successfully demonstrated cellphone voice calls via satellite using an unmodified cellphone – an accomplishment the company said is a first. The demonstration relied on low earth orbit (LEO) satellites operated by AST SpaceMobile. The technology…
The U.S. has displaced China as the country with the most 5G-enabled cities, according to VIAVI Solutions. 5G networks are active in 47 of the 70 largest world economies as measured by gross domestic product, the firm says. The test…
Ookla has released the Speedtest Global Index Market Analysis for the first quarter of this year. T-Mobile had the fastest mobile speeds and Charter Spectrum had the fastest fixed broadband. T-Mobile had a download speed category with a speed of…
Nearly three quarters (70%) of American smartphone buyers want to keep their phones for two years or more, and one in six want to get five years of use from their devices, according to research about smartphone longevity conducted by…
Verizon today announced expansions of its 5G Ultra Wideband fixed wireless service in the Northeast and its 5G Ultra Wideband wireless service in Iowa. Ultra Wideband is the brand name that Verizon uses for its fastest 5G service, which uses…
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