Message-ID: <20210501200850.DF133755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 20:08:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: Telecom Digest Moderator <moder8@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Subject: Verizon Offers an Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Verizon deepens commitment to help vulnerable communities and bridge
digital divide
Builds upon Fios Forward and now offers Emergency Broadband Benefit
program for qualifying customers
Verizon announced new programs, initiatives and investments to help
underserved communities bridge the digital divide. These efforts are
part of Citizen Verizon, the company's responsible business plan for
economic, environmental and social advancement, and builds on
offerings such as Fios Forward, which provides reliable internet
access and inclusion for customers. The company's total 2020-2025
responsible business investment is slated to exceed $3 billion.
https://www.pipelinepub.com/news/verizon-offers-an-emergency-broadband-benefit-program
Message-ID: <20210501200648.41CFE755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 20:06:48 +0000 (UTC)
From: Telecom Digest Moderator <moder8@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Subject: Verizon is considering selling the remnants of AOL and
Yahoo - here are the most valuable pieces
By Alex Sherman
Verizon's $9 billion bet on AOL and Yahoo hasn't led to riches for
shareholders of the largest U.S. wireless company. But other buyers
may still find value in some of the assets.
Verizon is weighing a sale of Verizon Media Group - previously called
Oath, and before that, simply the merged AOL-Yahoo internet group -
according to a person familiar with the matter. The Wall Street
Journal first reported on the potential sale, which the newspaper said
could be valued at $4 billion to $5 billion.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/01/verizon-may-sell-aol-and-yahoo-remnants-whod-want-them-and-why.html
Message-ID: <20210501201207.28B66755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 20:12:07 +0000 (UTC)
From: Telecom Digest Moderator <moder8@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Subject: AT&T to launch open RAN by next year
News Analysis
By Mike Dano
AT&T told the FCC it plans to begin adding open RAN-compliant
equipment into its network "within the next year."
That puts AT&T on roughly the same timeframe as Verizon. Verizon's SVP
Adam Koeppe told Light Reading earlier this year that the operator's
5G hardware vendors - Ericsson, Samsung and Nokia - will begin
supplying open RAN-compliant equipment starting later this year. And
he expects that the bulk of their equipment shipments to Verizon will
comply with open RAN specifications by next year.
https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/atandt-to-launch-open-ran-by-next-year/d/d-id/769199
