Message-ID: <20210527173014.25830799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 17:30:14 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Is one phone company the best? ConsumerAffairs reviewers
are divided
The big three providers seem to produce many of the same complaints
By Mark Huffman
By now, just about everyone on the planet has a cell phone or
smartphone. For wireless companies like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to
gain new subscribers, they usually have to take them from their
competitors.
All three companies offer generous sign-up incentives and make boasts
about their coverage area, but is one of these companies better than
the others? When we checked the overall ratings ConsumerAffairs
reviewers gave the big three, we found that not a lot separates them
in their customers' eyes.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/is-one-phone-company-the-best-consumeraffairs-reviewers-are-divided-052721.html
Message-ID: <20210527171514.EC370799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 17:15:14 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: AT&T snags $306M DHS contract to replace Verizon, Lumen
by Diana Goovaerts
AT&T landed four more government contracts, securing awards
collectively worth $306 million to help four divisions within the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) upgrade their network
infrastructure.
Stacy Schwartz, AT&T VP for FirstNet and public safety, told Fierce
the contracts represent all new revenue for the operator. DHS
previously contracted with "Verizon as their primary network provider
and then they had been using Lumen for some of their local area
service...And in both situations they're migrating their services to
AT&T," she said.
https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/at-t-snags-306m-dhs-contract-to-replace-verizon-lumen
Message-ID: <20210527172430.D953F799@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 17:24:30 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Burned by AT&T's Dividend Cut? You May Want to Buy This
Rival Instead
It has a similar yield, but a much better growth outlook.
By Billy Duberstein
Last week, AT&T (NYSE:T) announced it would be spinning off its
WarnerMedia unit and cutting its dividend. While these actions were
probably the right moves for the company, there wasn't much joy from
shareholders, as the stock sank on the news.
Many AT&T shareholders are retirees who likely held the stock for its
high dividend, but the new AT&T dividend should only be a little more
than half the current payout, likely just under 4% at the stock's
current levels.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/05/27/burned-by-atts-dividend-cut-you-may-want-to-buy-th/
