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The Telecom Digest
Monday, February 20, 2023

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Volume 42 Table of Contents Issue 51
Verizon advisors slam AT&T’s influence over FirstNet investments
T-Mobile Is Dropping Its AutoPay Credit Card Discount in May
Verizon customers on Southeast Alaska’s largest island have been without cell service for weeks
Message-ID: <tstbjr$dn8s$1@dont-email.me> Date: 19 Feb 2023 09:27:07 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Verizon advisors slam AT&T’s influence over FirstNet investments By Linda Hardesty Five members of Verizon’s First Responder Advisory Council are calling attention to a report that is critical of FirstNet’s relationship with AT&T in terms of billions of dollars in investments. The report, which was published in November 2022, was based on the findings of auditors at the office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Commerce. FirstNet is owned by the FirstNet Authority. But AT&T is the primary contractor, deploying and managing the network. https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/verizon-advisors-slam-atts-influence-over-firstnet-investments -- Please remove QRM for direct replies
Message-ID: <tsnr1e$3jts6$2@dont-email.me> Date: 17 Feb 2023 07:13:35 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: T-Mobile Is Dropping Its AutoPay Credit Card Discount in May If you want the automatic payment discount on your T-Mobile bill, be prepared to use a debit card or bank account. By Eli Blumenthal T-Mobile is updating its automatic payment (or AutoPay) rules, including dropping the ability for credit card users to gain the AutoPay discount on its plans. The carrier confirmed to CNET on Thursday that starting "as early as May" it will be limiting these discounts just to those who pay with a debit card or bank account. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/t-mobile-is-dropping-its-autopay-credit-card-discount-in-may/ -- Please remove QRM for direct replies
Message-ID: <tstc27$dn8s$2@dont-email.me> Date: 19 Feb 2023 09:34:46 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Verizon customers on Southeast Alaska’s largest island have been without cell service for weeks By Raegan Miller Prince of Wales Island residents have been left confused after their Verizon cell phones stopped working. Cell service has long been spotty on Southeast Alaska’s largest island. But Verizon service has been out for more than three weeks. And that’s unusual. So what happened? Public radio station KRBD in Ketchikan looked into it. https://alaskapublic.org/2023/02/12/verizon-customers-on-southeast-alaskas-largest-island-have-been-without-cell-service-for-weeks/ -- Please remove QRM for direct replies
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