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The Telecom Digest for Fri, 28 May 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 148 : "text" format

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Is one phone company the best? ConsumerAffairs reviewers are divided
AT&T snags $306M DHS contract to replace Verizon, Lumen
Burned by AT&T's Dividend Cut? You May Want to Buy This Rival Instead

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/

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