Verizon’s Sampath stresses focus on mobile and fiber
Verizon’s CEO of its Consumer Group stressed the company’s focus on mobility and fixed broadband He sounded a bit like AT&T’s CEO, who has also been stressing 5G and fiber After Verizon purchases Frontier, the company will pass 30 million...
Verizon’s rumored Frontier buy is all about ‘convergence, baby’
The purchase of Frontier could cost Verizon about $7 billion Until now, Verizon hasn’t seemed that interested in more fiber, beyond its existing Fios footprint But there’s been a lot of speculation that the three big wireless carriers will compete...
Frontier, Nokia take 100G out on test drive
Frontier and Nokia demo’d 100G broadband speeds on a stretch of 20-year old fiber in Lewisville, Texas Nokia has been helping other operators prep their networks for 50G and 100G PON Most consumers won’t need these speeds anytime soon, but...
People tell FCC that bulk billing ‘forces’ them to buy cable TV
The word “forced” is a common word in regard to bulk billing comments Some people don’t watch TV and don’t want to pay for it Some people have fiber but are forced to pay for cable Individuals are filing comments...