The Telecom Digest
Friday, 19 Aug 2022

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Volume 41Table of ContentsIssue 171
Verizon stock downgraded to “underperform” amid T-Mobile competition
T-Mobile Agrees to Drop Home Internet Price Claim
Verizon named “biggest loser” in AT&T promo melee
UK government can push alerts to mobile phones
Message-ID: <20220819005525.GA116428@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:55:25 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: Verizon stock downgraded to “underperform” amid T-Mobile competition Verizon shares are moving downward after Moffett Nathanson cut its rating on the stock to ‘underperform’ amid increased competition from T-Mobile. https://money.yahoo.com/video/verizon-stock-downgraded-underperform-amid-145151623.html
Message-ID: <20220819005054.GA116393@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:50:54 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: T-Mobile Agrees to Drop Home Internet Price Claim By John Eggerton Self-regulatory body NAD said TV ad pitch was unsupported An advertising self-regulatory body has told T-Mobile's home internet service it should stop making the implied claim in its TV commercial that consumers can save 50% over the price of cable broadband and other home internet competitors and T-Mobile has agreed, though says it does not agree with the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs' conclusion the claim is off base. NAD said it had determined that the “Up to 50%” savings claim is unsupported because few consumers are paying the $105 a month that T-Mobile uses as its basis for comparison from the FCC’s benchmark rates and that the benchmark, rather than an average price but a public policy metric "set by the FCC to ensure equitable pricing for rural areas." https://www.nexttv.com/news/t-mobile-agrees-to-drop-home-internet-price-claim -- (Plase remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220819010855.GA116571@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 01:08:55 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: Verizon named “biggest loser” in AT&T promo melee By Monica Alleven Verizon shares were down about 2% this morning after the Wall Street investment firm MoffettNathanson downgraded the stock, saying Verizon has been the “biggest loser” in AT&T”s steady series of wireless promotions. AT&T has been on an aggressive path of promotions for the past two years now, and over that time, AT&T has reaped the advantages of subscriber growth, but at the cost of cutting its free cash flow and dividend coverage forecasts, wrote analyst Craig Moffett in a report for investors Thursday. https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/verizon-named-biggest-loser-att-promo-melee
Message-ID: <20220819010432.GA116490@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 01:04:32 +0000 From: Bill Horne Subject: UK government can push alerts to mobile phones By Nick Farrell The UK's national emergency alert system will go live in October, and will give the government the ability to send a text message to any mobile phone in area. Emergency alert systems powered by cell broadcasting technology are common in many countries, including the USA, Netherlands, Canada, South Korea, Japan and New Zealand, and have helped save lives during natural disasters such as earthquakes. https://fudzilla.com/news/55343-uk-government-can-push-alerts-to-mobile-phones
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