[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic caused big ISPs to put data caps on hold for a few months, but one small ISP is going a big step further and canceling the arbitrary monthly limits permanently. Antietam Broadband, which serves Washington County in Maryland, announced Friday that it “has permanently removed broadband data usage caps for all customers,”…
[ad_1] Enlarge / AT&T executive John Stankey at a presentation for investors at Warner Bros. Studios on October 29, 2019, in Burbank, California. AT&T’s new HBO Max streaming service is exempt from the carrier’s mobile data caps, even though competing services such as Netflix, Amazon, and Disney+ count against the monthly data limits. This news was…
[ad_1] The cable industry takes a subtle approach to anti-Title II advertising. It’s 2020, and a coronavirus pandemic has underscored how crucial broadband service is to the lives of Americans for work, entertainment, and school. Internet service is a necessity, and yet it isn’t regulated as a utility the way services like water and electricity…
[ad_1] Enlarge / Screenshot from an AT&T commercial. AT&T has reluctantly agreed to stop using the phrase “5G Evolution” to describe its 4G service in advertising but will apparently continue to use the misleading “5GE” icon as the network indicator on phone screens even when there’s no 5G service. AT&T’s so-called 5G Evolution service is…
[ad_1] Enlarge / AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson speaking at an investor event at Warner Bros. Studios on October 29, 2019 in Burbank, California. Getty Images | Presley Ann AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is retiring at the end of June and handing the reins to executive John Stankey, who will lead the telco through a multi-year…
[ad_1] Enlarge / An AT&T sign outside a company office in New York City. AT&T lost another 897,000 premium TV subscribers in Q1 2020, as the DirecTV owner’s string of massive customer losses continued. An AT&T executive today said the company is moving ahead with a company-wide cost-cutting program. AT&T’s earnings announcement today said the…
[ad_1] AT&T’s WarnerMedia announced last fall its plan was to launch the new streaming service HBO Max in May 2020 for $14.99 per month. Today, we have a solid launch date: May 27th. AT&T has also now revealed its initial programming slate for the new direct-to-consumer service, which includes over 10,000 hours of premium content…
[ad_1] AT&T falsely reported to the Federal Communications Commission that it presents broadband in practically 3,600 census blocks unfold throughout parts of 20 states. AT&T disclosed the error to the FCC in a filing per week in the past. The submitting offers “an inventory of census blocks AT&T beforehand reported as having broadband deployment at…
[ad_1] Enlarge / A Verizon FiOS truck in Manhattan on September 15, 2017. Verizon is certainly one of quite a few home-Internet suppliers providing briefly free service to low-income households during the pandemic. But an enormous restriction on Verizon’s provide makes it unimaginable for many individuals to get the deal. The Verizon drawback is certainly…