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The Telecom Digest for Tue, 09 Mar 2021
Volume 40 : Issue 68 : "text" format

table of contents
The essential economy in 2021 – uneven, unstable, unemployed, and underwater
Verizon-TracFone Deal is Early Test of New FCC Wireless Stance
Verizon officially closes Bluegrass Cellular deal

Message-ID: <20210308171051.8F63973B@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 17:10:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: The essential economy in 2021 -> uneven, unstable, unemployed, and underwater The Sunday Brief: The essential economy in 2021 - uneven, unstable, unemployed, and underwater By Jim Patterson After covering this week's market news, briefly evaluating T-Mobile's Work from Anywhere (WFX) announcement and discussing the latest batch of RootMetrics Metro RootScore reports, this week's Brief takes a "one year later" view of The Essential Economy. We will recap our 2020 predictions and refresh our thoughts concerning economic recovery (spoiler alert: it's going to be uneven) and telecommuncations growth. https://www.rcrwireless.com/20210308/analyst-angle/the-sunday-brief-the-essential-economy-in-2021-uneven-unstable-unemployed-and-underwater
Message-ID: <20210308163103.6A9C573B@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 16:31:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon-TracFone Deal is Early Test of New FCC Wireless Stance * State AGs, consumer groups fear harm to Lifeline, competition * FCC has rejected Verizon request for expedited approval Verizon Communications Inc.'s $6 billion bid for TracFone Wireless Inc. gives the Democratic-controlled Federal Communications Commission its first chance to weigh in on wireless industry consolidation. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/verizon-tracfone-deal-is-early-test-of-new-fcc-wireless-stance
Message-ID: <20210308162042.CE68473B@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 16:20:42 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Verizon officially closes Bluegrass Cellular deal BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) announced that it has officially closed the deal to acquire certain assets of Bluegrass Cellular, a rural wireless operator serving central Kentucky. Verizon say they now provide wireless service to 210,000 customers previously served by Bluegrass Cellular in 34 counties in rural service areas 3, 4 and 5 in central Kentucky. Bluegrass Cellular's sales and operations, including the vast majority of customers, are expected to be fully integrated into Verizon by the end of 2021. https://www.wbko.com/2021/03/07/verizon-officially-closes-bluegrass-cellular-deal-network-transition-expected-by-april/
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