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WiredWest trying to fund $79M build-out that would bring fiber to 32 towns As entrenched cable companies, as well as disruptive new entrants, work to rollout fiber-to-the-home connections, 22 Massachusetts …

AT&T plans for $48.5B acquisition of DirecTV remains in front of regulators AT&T filed another extension on its planned $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV as the pending deal remains in …

Comcast linked to T-Mobile US; Verizon out on Dish The list of T-Mobile US suitors seems to be growing faster than an episode of “The Bachelor.” The most recent report …

Deciphering the top trends of any quarter is difficult, and the second quarter of 2015 is no exception. There’s a lot of “reading between the lines” to figure out what’s …

TWC partnered with Boingo and others to grow Wi-Fi network as cable companies add value for subscribers In the mobile age, demand for Wi-Fi access is showing no signs of …

Does $5 refund for three-hour outage set a new precedent for service providers? Cable and Internet provider Comcast, infamously known for poor customer service, is going to provide $5 refunds …

With the rise of over-the-top providers like HBO Go and Netflix, and increased competition from satellite and fiber providers, cable companies have been struggling to keep up in recent years. …

AT&T, Comcast and Google compete on metro-fiber Internet connectivity Today AT&T began offering its GigaPower high-speed home and business Internet service package, continuing its competition with Comcast and Google. AT&T …

Comcast could be the next cable operator to experiment with a new wireless service. Cablevision has pioneered the concept on the East Coast with its Freewheel service, offering unlimited voice, …

AT&T remains confident of midyear close Despite countless delays, AT&T’s pending $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV looks to remain on track as the companies filed extensions on the “termination date” …

 Greetings from Chicago (INTX show), Philadelphia and Albany (the back of the NY State Capitol shown).  This has been a busy earnings week, with Comcast, Cablevision, CenturyLink, Frontier, Windstream and …

This week, on top of earnings news we had a number of announcements across the industry. Comcast announced it would be launching 2-gigabit-per-second service to 200,000 homes in Chattanooga, Tenn. …

Comcast, AT&T and Google all deploying fiber-to-the-home networks North Carolina’s Research Triangle is among the latest battlegrounds as network operators compete to offer ultra-high-speed, fiber-based Internet service to consumers. The …

Last week was already overflowing with earnings news (we will cover AT&T and Verizon Communications earnings in great detail next week), when Bloomberg broke the story last Thursday of the …

AT&T shrugs off failed Comcast-TWC deal, expects mid-year close While Comcast’s attempt to consolidate the cable market by purchasing Time Warner Cable is dead, AT&T’s somewhat connected pending acquisition of …

Regulators frowned on Comcast/TWC deal; will Charter/TWC be different? Comcast is dropping its bid for Time Warner Cable after the Federal Communications Commission signaled that it would not approve the …

Comcast rolls out Gigabit Pro in California; faster than Google Fiber, AT&T GigaPower In a move to keep up with competitors Google and AT&T, Comcast has rolled out its ultra-high-speed …

Top 10 events of the first quarter: recap of Pt. 1 We started the first quarter review before the Easter/Passover holidays with five events. 1. Sling TV announced at Consumer …

Comcast, AT&T and Google Fiber move on Southeast hub Cable and Internet provider Comcast announced it will begin offering residential multi-gigabit home Internet service for Atlanta-area customers beginning in May. …

Charter targets Bright House in deal to combine No. 4 and No. 6 cable providers Cable industry consolidation looks set to continue as Charter Communications announced plans to acquire Bright …

T-Mobile US is betting that the combination of unlimited data, Samsung’s newest smartphone and free Netflix will be too good to resist. The “un-carrier” said that 179 million Americans are …

T-Mobile US’ ‘Un-carrier 9.0’ set to disrupt enterprise market Throughout the course of telecommunications history, the pricing alchemy between business and consumer plans has been convoluted at best, and perverted …

AT&T/DirecTV, Comcast/TWC deals impacted by confidentiality review AT&T’s attempt to acquire DirecTV hit yet another snag as the Federal Communications Commission late last week stopped its review process due to …

This has been a week filled with news – Mobile World Congress, analyst conferences and the normal course of business – and regulatory conjecture. I have decided to stop trying to …

Lots of plane time last week, which means lots of time to think about earnings announcements and trends. On top of this, last week was heavy on non-earnings news, with …