FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says the U.S. lacks meaningful broadband competition and proposes a few vague solutions while also calling for higher speeds. Read more »
Though Verizon had a big quarter for tablet connections, it actually lost feature phone and basic smartphone subscribers in Q1. Those customers are likely going to T-Mobile and arch-rival AT&T… Read more »
Hey, Ma Bell! Your peering policies are so lame, your fiber network is slower than DSL! That’s essentially the insult that Netflix (S NFLX) is flinging at AT&T (S T) in… Read more »
The ranks of mid-tier regional mobile carriers are shrinking. Cincinnati Bell is exiting the mobile business to focus on its wireline operations. The result: more spectrum for Verizon and fewer carrier… Read more »
AT&T(s t) said today it is selling its wireline operations in Connecticut to Frontier Communications(s ftr) for $2 billion, effectively exiting the state as a local telephone and broadband provider. AT&T has hinted… Read more »
Though it’s sitting on its own trove of mobile broadband spectrum, Dish is looking for partners to provide fixed wireless LTE access to its customers homes. Sprint and nTelos are both… Read more »
The FCC Chairman has signaled that he intends to take on the transition from copper networks to all-IP networks starting next year. As the agency preps for this transitions here’s what… Read more »
By claiming full control of its mobile business, Verizon can eliminate the increasingly artificial distinction between wireless and wireline networks, and start selling connectivity. Read more »