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State AGs sue to block Sprint/T-Mo merger

A group of state attorneys general are suing to block the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US, taking the merger to the courts even before any decisions are handed down from the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission. The 10 states joining...

Debating the fate of the C Band

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In the Federal Communications Commission's quest to free up more mid-band spectrum for 5G wireless services, the debate around the C Band is one of the most contentious and complicated. That complexity was reflected at a panel on Wednesday, with most of the...

Who were the top mmWave auction winners?

US Cellular was one a top bidder in both millimeter wave auctions AT&T dropped nearly a billion dollars on 24 GHz spectrum in the recent Federal Communications Commission auction, and T-Mobile US was close behind in spending more than $800 million on 24 GHz. Verizon...

Amazon reportedly interested in buying Boost Mobile

Sprint and T-Mobile US have indicated that they are prepared to put prepaid brand Boost Mobile up for sale if their proposed merger is approved. Reuters reports that there is an interested buyer: Amazon. Amazon is interested "mainly because the deal would allow it to...

T-Mobile/Sprint merger will benefit smaller carriers and consumers (Reality Check)

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s recent announcement that he supports the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile with their commitments is welcome news. The merger will create a better-resourced combined company with a renewed focus on disrupting wireless with competitive prices and new innovations, and I...

#TBT: T-Mo wins Tappy case against Huawei; Apple tests mmWave; net neutrality repeal in process … this week in 2017

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! T-Mo, Tappy and...

Sprint, T-Mo concessions win merger support from two FCC commissioners

Carriers commit to building out a 5G network that will cover nearly all rural Americans T-Mobile US and Sprint have committed to building out a nationwide 5G network that will cover the vast majority of the U.S. population, divest Boost Mobile and other concessions, in...

T-Mo posts strong customer growth, profits

Company execs say they are still confident, enthused about Sprint merger T-Mobile US continues to outstrip the rest of the industry on customer gains while delivering strong financial performance. T-Mo added 1.7 million total net additions during the quarter, up 15% from the same period...

T-Mobile US CEO denies report merger with Sprint is ‘unlikely’

On April 16, the Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," said U.S. Department of Justice officials are "unlikely" to approve a planned merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint "as currently structured." Not the case according to T-Mo CEO John Legere, who...

Kagan: Will T-Mobile, Sprint merger be blocked by Huawei and China?

Over the last few years, we have been discussing whether to allow or block the proposed T-Mobile, Sprint merger. All along I have said, after weighing the pros and cons, the merger should be approved. However, something new has come up which is causing...

Scaling T-Mo’s home broadband pilot depends on merger with Sprint

The plan is to serve 50K households with broadband this year Earlier this year T-Mobile US Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert alluded to an upcoming pilot of a home broadband service using the carrier's LTE network and now, according to the company, the invitation-only pilot...

Kagan: How 5G wireless change wave will impact every industry

If you look for events that will kick an industry into high-gear for growth, look no further than the wireless industry, which is primed with 5G, AI, IoT and other new areas. This is important to understand whether you are in management, a worker,...

How much will 5G service cost?

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have all announced 5G pricing As U.S. operators light up commercial 5G networks in select markets with plans to offer nationwide coverage in the 2020-2021 timeframe, we're just now getting a look at how much subscribers will have to pay for...

Partisan politics front-and-center at T-Mobile US/Sprint merger hearing

5G, rural coverage, pricing and which hotels T-Mobile US CEO John Legere prefers included in House hearing Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law convened a hearing to examine the potential impacts of a merger between carriers T-Mobile...

FCC pauses T-Mobile US/Sprint merger review again

Ahead of House Judiciary Committee hearing, T-Mobile pushes home broadband and rural coverage The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on March 7 again paused its 180-day review of the proposed $26 billion T-Mobile US/Sprint merger; according to FCC documentation, the review period will resume on April...

37 House members come out against proposed Sprint/T-Mobile US merger

Reps: Sprint/T-Mobile US merger will reduce jobs, hurt competition In a Feb. 28 letter to U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Makan Delrahim, an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, 37 members of the U.S. House of Representatives express opposition...

#TBT: App messaging cuts into SMS; T-Mo charts new network path; rampant iPad rumors … this week in 2012

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! App messaging cuts...

‘Like a vampire at a blood bank’: Sprint/T-Mo merger comes under the skeptical eye of House committee

Members of the House's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology grilled T-Mobile US CEO John Legere and Sprint Chairman Marcelo Claure on everything from the commitment of a merged Sprint/T-Mo to the Lifeline program and covering rural America, to trying to discern what the long-term...

FCC says 600 MHz clearing is ahead of schedule

FCC makes another $68.1 million available for broadcasters' transition costs The clearing and repacking of 600 MHz spectrum in the wake of the incentive auction is ahead of schedule, according to the Federal Communications Commission. The commission made another $68.1 million available to support broadcasters'...

Verizon tops RootMetrics’ national rankings

Verizon keeps the national network crown that RootMetrics bestowed upon it in the first half of last year, with outright wins in most of the benchmarking company's six categories which held firm in its testing during the second half of 2018. AT&T, the test company...

HSPA+, WiMax, 5GTF and 5GE: A brief history of misleading marketing

John 8:7--'He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone...' Last week Sprint filed a federal lawsuit against competitor AT&T alleging that the latter's "5GE branding" is false advertising crafted to deceive customers as to what 5G is. AT&T's 5G Evolution...

U.S. operators keen to use 5G fixed wireless to grow broadband market share

AT&T, Verizon and now T-Mobile US all exploring 5G fixed wireless opportunity Verizon's initial go-to-market for 5G is residential broadband offering. AT&T made clear on an earnings call last week 5G as a viable alternative to fixed-line broadband. And now T-Mobile US is planning to...

T-Mobile US updates on ‘transformative’ 600 MHz deployment on record FY 2018

T-Mo CEO calls "bullshit" on 5Ge T-Mobile US executives, speaking today on an earnings call, reiterated the importance of the operator's 600 MHz spectrum portfolio to its plan to offer nationwide 5G service in 2020. According to the company, its 600 MHz spectrum is deployed in...

T-Mobile US CEO tells FCC Chairman a merger with Sprint won’t lead to a rate hike

If the proposed merger isn't anticompetitive, why make that promise, analyst wonders After the $26 billion proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint was stalled due to the government shutdown, T-Mo CEO John Legere, who has been tapped to lead the combined company--the New T-Mobile--assured...