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Date: 17 Dec 2022 01:05:17 -0500
From: “David” <wb8foz@panix.com>
Subject: Re: What Is A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)?
Working, Services, and Examples
On 12/15/22 10:09 AM, Bill Horne wrote:
> The term mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) refers to a company
> that sells wireless communication services. MVNOs employ third-party
> infrastructure, as opposed to traditional mobile network operators
> (MNOs), who operate their infrastructure.
Except, what infrastructure the MNO owns is also a real question. They
may or may not own “their” cell sites. They may have a contract with
someone to build and own a site, with an exclusive lease agreement.
(Why? CAPEX1 vs. lease expense are different to the IRS.)
And way out in the boonies, they may be on a site owned by a third
party, and having a non-exclusive lease with that party. “Our town is
so small it has one and only one cell tower...”
And the site owners may well be renting tower space from the tower
owner. Don’t forget the leased fiber backhaul or point-to-point
microwave link {likely leased....} from the tower to the switching
office.
The vitally important part the MNO *does* have, and the MVNO does NOT,
is .... the FCC license for that cell site. Beyond that, it’s
Hollywood bookkeeping.
1. (Capital expenditures -mod)
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| Message-ID: <038c5a26-466b-6d6c-e882-25ba887c0761@billhorne.com>
Date: 17 Dec 2022 13:32:50 -0500
From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com>
Subject: T-Mobile assists Mark Rober pull off a glitter bomb prank
The holiday spirit is here and T-Mobile has some pranking to do.
For this season, T-Mobile is giving assistance to Mark Rober, a former
NASA and Apple engineer who’s now a famous prankster. How are they
helping him? By giving him access to the Un-carrier’s 5G network for a
prank.
But to be fair, this is a pretty good and hilarious prank.
https://www.tmonews.com/2022/12/t-mobile-assists-mark-rober-pull-off-a-glitter-bomb-prank/
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| Message-ID: <70634c18-5a0b-0348-d00c-9372c3e425bb@billhorne.com>
Date: 17 Dec 2022 13:47:00 -0500
From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com>
Subject: Verizon lost its network superiority - now it’s paying the
price
By Scott Moritz
For Verizon Communications Inc. investors, 2022 can’t end fast enough.
By the time the books close, the largest U.S. wireless carrier will have
logged a third-straight year of below-industry growth, going from first
to last in mobile-subscriber gains.
“Verizon bungled 5G and lost its network leadership position,” said
Roger Entner of Recon Analytics, a boutique advisory group.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/dec/16/verizon-lost-its-network-superiority-now-its-payin/
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| Message-ID: <10981a77-727e-964c-d380-ca5f968f5130@billhorne.com>
Date: 17 Dec 2022 13:37:57 -0500
From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com>
Subject: SpaceX Wants You to Connect Your Smartphone Directly to
Starlink
T-Mobile could close coverage gaps from space as soon as 2024.
By Eric Mack
SpaceX has the green light to grow its Starlink broadband-from-space
constellation to more than 10,000 small satellites in low-Earth orbit
over the next several years, and it hopes to offer service for
smartphones via T-Mobile by the time just half of those flying routers
are operating.
https://www.cnet.com/science/space/spacex-wants-you-to-connect-your-smartphone-directly-to-starlink/
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| Message-ID: <9bbee95e-b0d7-d7cf-112a-f6cc0ea8d6b1@billhorne.com>
Date: 17 Dec 2022 13:49:44 -0500
From: Bill Horne <malassimQRMilation@gmail.com>
Subject: AT&T to Cut Marketing, Sales Jobs
The carrier plans to let go of a few hundred people.
By Eli Blumentahl and David Lumb
AT&T will let go of a few hundred employees as the season of tech
layoffs hits another big company.
The telecommunications giant told employees in an internal meeting that
it plans to lay off people from its mass market group, a subdivision of
its larger consumer group that oversees marketing, sales and offers,
according to a person familiar with the company’s plans. The carrier has
around 170,000 total employees.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/at-t-to-cut-marketing-sales-jobs/
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