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Ahead of 5G iPhone 12, Verizon leads w/ ~500Mbps, T-Mobile wins availability [telecom]
By Michael Potuck Ahead of the iPhone 12 lineup debuting this fall with 5G support, Opensignal is out with a report on the major US carriers' 5G performance. Leading by a big margin for average 5G...
 
Verizon: 5G NU-R needs higher power levels in 6 GHz band [telecom]
by Monica Alleven Verizon is urging the FCC to allow higher power access points to operate in the unlicensed 6 GHz band, making it easier for operators to use the band for 5G services. Verizon...
 
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile gang up against Charter C-band petition [telecom]
by Monica Alleven Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile are each telling the FCC to ignore a call from Charter Communications to change rules for the C-band in order to protect users in the 3.5 GHz CBRS band. In...
 
5 Things to Know Before You Sign Up for Verizon Prepaid [telecom]
By Michael Timmermann If you're happy with the service you get from Verizon Wireless but want a lower price, Verizon Prepaid may be the solution. Verizon Prepaid's updated smartphone data plans reward...
 
Facebook Can't Be Reformed [telecom]
By Charlie Warzel "We know we have more work to do." That was the line from numerous Facebook representatives last week in reaction to the #StopHateForProfit advertising boycott campaign. Intended to...
 
Data caps on Comcast, T-Mobile return on July 1 [telecom]
Comcast Xfinity, Mediacom and T-Mobile are scheduled to return to normal service on June 30, as the benefits granted by ISPs during the quarantine expire. Late fees will be back, too. By Mark Hachman...
 
AT&T Tracks 2,000% Spike in COVID-19 Cyber Threats [telecom]
By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Three Telco Security Alliance members and their threat intelligence units - AT&T (AT&T Cybersecurity and AT&T Alien Labs), Singtel (Trustwave), and Telefónica...
 
Families of Oregon Prisoners Fighting State and CenturyLink Over Access [telecom]
The Oregon Department of Corrections recently changed their correctional communication systems vendor from Telmate to CenturyLink. This change is happening at a time when family and friends are not...
 
The unhappy history of working from home [telecom]
Three months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down offices, corporate America has concluded that working from home is working out. Many employees will be tethered to Zoom and Slack for the rest of...
 
Heads up - Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are ending their COVID-19 relief measures from today onwards [telecom]
By Peter Holden Back when the COVID-19 pandemic began in the US, the carriers surprised us all by giving back to the people by allowing people to pay bills at a later date without terminating the...
 
IBM donates AI toolkits to Linux Foundation to 'Mitigate bias' in datasets [telecom]
As artificial intelligence (AI) deployments increase around the world, IBM says it's determined to ensure that they're fair, secure and trustworthy. To that end, it has donated a series of open-source...
 
Anne Chow, AT&T's first woman of color CEO in 144 years, adds another groundbreaking role [telecom]
By Cheryl Hall DALLAS - Less than a year ago, Anne Chow was promoted to CEO of AT&T Business, the telecommunications giant's $37 billion unit that provides services to nearly 3 million business...
 
TX: AT&T wireless customers in Bastrop County area might have difficulties making 911 calls [telecom]
According to Bastrop County, AT&T customers in the area might experience service issues affecting the ability to make 911 calls. Bastrop County recommends texting 911 if unable to make a call go...
 
AT&T, National Labor Relations Board complete task order for Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions program [telecom]
by Mike Robuck AT&T announced on Tuesday that it had completed the delivery of managed trusted internet protocol services (MTIPS) to the National Labor Relations Board. The MTIPS task order was...
 
New CenturyLink contract adds communication barriers for Oregon prisoners [telecom]
Already deprived of in-person visits during the pandemic, prisoners and the people they talk to on the outside now face new fees and are subject to data collection by Chris May After months without...