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AT&T says its 5G network is now available 'nationwide'
AT&T has hit a milestone in its 5G network rollout. Specifically, AT&T added 40 new markets today, which brings it to a total of 395 markets that cover 205 million people. Verizon’s ultra wideband network uses the notably faster mmWave technology, while T-Mobile and AT&T primarily use mid- and low-band 5G to achieve their nationwide coverage.
T-Mobile's 'Scam Shield' offers free caller ID and spam call blocking features
T-Mobile completed its purchase of Sprint earlier this year, and with those regulatory hurdles out of the way the company is once again announcing some new features for its expanded customer base. The focus is on spam and robocalls, something that T-Mobile says is the number one complaint right now to the FCC. Starting today, T-Mobile is offering its customers a variety of free services to make identifying and avoiding spam calls easier, a program called Scam Shield.
T-Mobile opens Home Internet signups in Michigan
The carrier’s Home Internet product started as an invite-only trial for select T-Mobile customer households, mainly those in underserved and rural areas, last year. The carrier’s LTE Home Internet service can deliver average download speeds of around 50 Mbps.
Dish buys prepaid carrier Boost Mobile for $1.4 billion
Dish enters the retail wireless market with the $1.4 billion acquisition of Boost Mobile.
T-Mobile asks California to soften 5G, job conditions for Sprint merger (updated)
T-Mobile has asked California to soften the conditions for its Sprint merger, including 5G and jobs.
Google Voice and Google Fi finally work with the same account
Google Voice and Google Fi can finally coexist on the same account.
AT&T is laying off thousands of workers and closing 250 stores
The job cuts will reportedly include more than 3,400 technicians and clerical staff.
T-Mobile offers an explanation for its twelve-hour outage on Monday
T-Mobile's president of technology explains the outage that took out voice and text service for twelve hours on Monday.
T-Mobile reportedly plans to lay off hundreds of former Sprint employees
According to the recording of a leaked call, T-Mobile plans to lay off a portion of the workers that came to it through its merger with Sprint.
T-Mobile outage finally ends after more than twelve hours (updated)
Reports suggest people are unable to make or receive calls.
Samsung's Galaxy A71 5G comes to the US on June 19th for $600
Samsung's upper mid-range Galaxy A71 5G smartphone is coming to the US starting on June 19th.
T-Mobile offers 5G in all 50 states through a roaming deal
T-Mobile has struck a deal that lets it offer 5G in all 50 states, though coverage isn't universal just yet.
T-Mobile customers can send RCS messages to Android users worldwide
It's taken a couple of years, but T-Mobile now fully supports the RCS Universal Profile protocol, which is good news for Android users on the carrier's network.
Alphabet’s Loon and AT&T will tackle global crises with internet balloons
AT&T's global roaming partners have integrated with Alphabet's balloon-powered internet project.
John Legere leaves T-Mobile's board of directors a few weeks early
Instead of waiting until T-Mobile's board meeting in June, John Legere is stepping down from his post now, just weeks after completing the company's merger with Sprint and handing over the role of CEO.
T-Mobile expands access to 5G now that it owns Sprint
T-Mobile is expanding its 5G network in Philadelphia, New York, Detroit, St. Louis and Columbus, Ohio.
You can now set up Google Fi on your iPhone using an eSIM
You can finally activate Google Fi on an iPhone's eSIM instead of having to get a physical card.
T-Mobile family plans will include Quibi free for one year
Just yesterday, T-Mobile finally completed its Sprint merger. Today, it has more big news. When Quibi launches on April 6th, T-Mobile customers on the Magenta family plan will get a free year of the mobile-first video service. After a year of both free Netflix and free Quibi, those customers will be able to choose one service or the other.
T-Mobile completes Sprint merger
Right on cue, T-Mobile has completed its merger with Sprint. As of today, the two carriers are one -- they'll do business simply as T-Mobile. They're also clearly confident in the transition, as CEO John Legere is stepping down early rather than waiting until the end of April as his contract dictated. COO Mike Sievert is taking Legere's place, effective immediately.
FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021
The FCC announced today all carriers and phone companies must adopt the STIR/SHAKEN protocol by June 30th, 2021. The regulatory requirement is designed to combat robocalls, specifically those that try to hide their phone numbers by allowing carriers to authenticate caller IDs.