Message-ID: <20210314175343.A428E755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:53:43 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Wireless companies shelled out billions of dollars to fix
this 5G problem
By Clare Duffy
New York (CNN Business)Excitement around 5G, and its promise of
lightning fast download speeds and huge data capacity, has ratcheted
up since the first 5G-enabled iPhone was released last fall. But the
actual experiencee of 5G doesn't always live up to the hype - not yet,
at least.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/14/tech/5g-spectrum-auction-att-verizon-tmobile/index.html
Message-ID: <20210314180449.EB3F0755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:04:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: Telecoms Spending on 5G May Open Door for More Bond Deals
By Carolina Gonzalez and David Caleb Mutua
Corporate credit investors are bracing for another busy week in
primary markets after Verizon Communications Inc. sold the largest
investment-grade bond of the year.
Wall Street syndicate desks are projecting as much as $40 billion in
fresh supply next week after $53.5 billion was raised this week,
surpassing forecasts that called for as much as $50 billion. Verizon,
the largest U.S. wireless carrier, contributed $25 billion of that
tally to help finance purchases of 5G airwaves.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-13/u-s-credit-week-ahead-telecom-giants-pour-billions-into-5g
Message-ID: <20210314182247.8E356755@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:22:47 +0000 (UTC)
From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org>
Subject: WI: Platteville council exploring options to improve
broadband connectivity
By Bennet Goldstein
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - A group dedicated to lamenting the quality of
Platteville's sole residential internet service provider appeared on
social media eight years ago.
People commiserate almost weekly, decrying repeated outages and
challenges working with customer service representatives from the
local provider, CenturyLink.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_62a75231-16dc-5b7b-890c-cb561d1a1814.html
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