---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20201205171928.8541673C@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2020 17:19:28 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T Communications Chief Executive Officer Jeff McElfresh Discusses Closing the Digital Divide with USTelecom Members Jeff McElfresh, chief executive officer of AT&T Communications, spoke yesterday at the USTelecom Broadband Investment Forum. He discussed the country's digital divide, touching on the following areas: ... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-communications-chief-executive-officer-220000119.html ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201204201250.43D9C753@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 20:12:50 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T's Facing a Big Catch-22 How much can it really spend at this month's spectrum auction? By Adam Levy AT&T needs to spend money to keep up with its competitors, but it doesn't have money to spend. The FCC's C-band spectrum auction is expected to draw lots of bidders for the low- and mid-band spectrum on the block. It could fill a weak point for AT&T in its spectrum portfolio compared to rival T-Mobile. And while Verizon is in an even worse position for mid- and low-band spectrum licenses, it has a balance sheet that'll allow it to come away with whatever it needs at the auction. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/12/04/atts-facing-a-big-catch-22/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201204195548.4B537753@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 19:55:48 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: City Settles with Verizon on Cell Pole Placement The City of Rye announced Thursday it reached a settlement with Verizon that allows the telco to place an 80-foot tall cell monopole on city property at the railroad station. Verizon initially wanted to install antennas on its building at 182 Purchase Street, which is adjacent to residential areas. https://myrye.com/my_weblog/2020/12/city-settles-with-verizon-on-cell-pole-placement.html ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 06 Dec 2020