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Cell Phone Repair Owners Sue Parent Assurant Alleging Deceitful Practices [telecom]
When insurance giant Assurant Inc. bought CPR Cell Phone Repair in 2019, many operators in the 825-unit mobile device repair franchise were hoping for more business from their new parent. But CPR's...
 
T-Mobile sues Belmont Trading for over $6 million [telecom]
by Jared Paben One of the largest wireless carriers in the country filed suit against its phone resale and recycling vendor, claiming it has been shortchanged $6.6 million. T-Mobile USA filed a...
 
Expired: DOD's Waiver On Section 889 Part B Prohibition On Certain Telecom And Video Surveillance Services Or Equipment [telecom]
by Marcia G. Madsen and Cameron R. Edlefsen On September 30, 2022, the US Department of Defense's ("DoD") two-year waiver expired with respect to contracting prohibitions set forth in Section...
 
Opinion: Inside the multi-cloud networking wave [telecom]
Inside the multi-cloud networking wave By Scott Reynovich If you take a deep look at the digital communications markets these days you can see some clear long-term trends: more clouds, more...
 
Australia: Govt security watchdog seeks additional oversight of encryption bill powers [telecom]
The government's Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Dr James Renwick, has indicated he would support the security appeals division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal having...
 
My latest attempt Sprint to T-Mobile transition, and no. [telecom]
By Paul E King I'm finally going for the slightly more expensive T-Mobile plan and making the attempt to finally shake the last of the Sprint nonsense. The slightly more expensive Magenta T-Mobile...
 
Comcast ad campaign takes aim at T-Mobile FWA [telecom]
By Jeff Baumgartner Comcast recently launched a TV ad and erected a dedicated website that takes aim at the capabilities and features of T-Mobile's 5G-powered home broadband service, charging that...
 
T-Mobile Has Most Reliable 5G Network Over AT&T and Verizon, Say Two Studies [telecom]
T-Mobile comes out ahead of other US carriers in recent Umlaut and Ookla network studies. By David Lumb A pair of reports has put T-Mobile's 5G network ahead of AT&T and Verizon's networks in key...
 
Please take a look at the latest online digest update [telecom]
I've just put a sample of the latest changes to the online Telecom Digest online. Please take a look at feedback your ideas and suggestions using the link on that page. Thank you! Bill Horne
 
California kicks off construction of $3.8B middle mile fiber network [telecom]
California began work on an ambitious fiber project which aims to deliver statewide open access middle mile connectivity by the end of 2026. The project, which was announced in 2021, is being fueled...
 
Airlines want Verizon and AT&T to make changes to how 5G C-band is used so planes can land safely [telecom]
By Alan Friedman Remember when Verizon and AT&T spent over $68 billion during an FCC auction last year of C-band licenses? These licenses covered mid-band frequencies in the range of 3.7GHz-3.98GHz...
 
Walmart, TT-Mobile, Verizon, and Others - Top Phishing Scams of the Week [telecom]
This week we've found a large number of scams that you need to watch out for, including ones relating to Walmart, T-Mobile, Costco, Verizon, Amazon, USPS, Netflix, and Wells Fargo. Would you have been...
 
Inspired by Starbucks and Amazon Worker Wins, 300 T-Mobile Customer Service Staff Unionize [telecom]
"We hope not just to secure protections for ourselves, but be the spark that unites T-Mobile's frontline fight," said the new union. By Brett Wilkins Citing "mass layoffs and recent pay deductions"...
 
Cell phone customer service: How to get virtually any problem fixed now [telecom]
By Christopher Elliott As far as cell phone customer service problems go, Robert Galinak’s was one of the most absurd ones I’ve seen in a while. It started when he upgraded his Samsung Galaxy S21...
 
Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon [telecom]
Jumping on the direct-to-cell bandwagon by Jason Rainbow Former mobile dead zones could be teeming with life in coming years as more satellite operators consider jumping in to provide connectivity...