U.S. Cellular says that it is resetting and updating its branding and elements of its technology and how it interacts with its subscribers. The new strategy will emphasize fairness, the company said. The initiative includes new pricing plans for what…
The first Sprint 5G smartphone – the LG V50 ThinQ — will ship May 31 with a suggested retail price (SRP) of $1,152, the company said today. That’s a bit less than the $1,299 to $1,399 SRP for Verizon’s first…
Verizon today announced 20 more markets that will get mobile 5G service in 2019 and said it will begin taking orders today for a 5G version of the Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone, which will be in stores May 16. The…
Sprint is enabling new customers and customers adding a line to try its upgraded LTE service for 30 days under a new Sprint money-back guarantee. Under the newly announced program, dubbed Total Satisfaction Guarantee, Sprint will refund phone costs, service…
When Windstream won a deal to provide symmetrical gigabit connectivity to the Sugar Land Skeeters baseball stadium in suburban Houston, the carrier got more out of it than the associated revenue. “We let them tell their story in the building,”…
Both new and returning customers who purchase Verizon Fios Gigabit connection Internet or Fios Gigabit Connection Triple Play under a two-year agreement will get a free year of Netflix streaming video, the company said. The value of the Verizon Netflix…
Sprint may be returning to a subsidized device pricing model for Sprint Drive, the company’s connected car offering. The company said it is offering a free wireless device that plugs into the car when customers sign up for a 24-month…
Two years after the launch of the over-the-top streaming video offering, AT&T has gained a deeper understanding of DIRECTV NOW subscribers, said John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications, on the company’s third-quarter earnings call today. According to Seeking Alpha’s transcript…
T-Mobile today announced a MetroPCS rebrand. The carrier’s prepaid unit will now be known as Metro by T-Mobile. T-Mobile also announced two new prepaid unlimited plans for the Metro service, with pricing beginning at $50 a month. The $50-a-month plan…
T-Mobile aims to enhance the customer experience (CX) with a series of new moves, including a new Team of Experts deal. The ‘Un-carrier’ also announced a partnership with Live Nation involving tickets to music and other events. And a T-Mobile…
NCTC, a regional broadband provider serving rural Tennessee and Kentucky, has seen a 15% increase in average revenue per customer (ARPU) by using broadband customer data analytics to create tightly targeted promotions. In an interview, NCTC Director of Technology Clint…
Vyve Broadband, a cable broadband consolidator focuses on rural communities, is offering free Wi-Fi hotspots for business customers who sign up for its 105 Mbps service. The Vyve free Wi-Fi hotspots provide customers with a secure connection that is supported…
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