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T-Mobile rent payments for 2.5 GHz may not be so secret
T-Mobile leases much of its 2.5 GHz spectrum from educational institutions around the country. And the carrier has made great efforts to keep the terms of these Educational Broadband Service (EBS) leases private. For instance, it is engaged in a dispute with Christian College of Georgia and demands that the college not reveal the terms of its lease.
BT’s Openreach adds 500 thousand more UK locations to fiber build plan (Fierce)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 04/14/2022 - 15:26Deutsche Telekom raises stake in T-Mobile
Deutsche Telekom is making good on its promise to become majority owner of T-Mobile US, paying $2.4 billion to SoftBank Group to increase its stake to 48.4 percent in the US company. Deutsche Telekom (DT), based in Bonn, Germany, bought 21.2 million T-Mobile shares at an average price of $113 per share. The move raised its stake in T-Mobile by 5.3 percent.
Rural operators are encouraged by upcoming 2.5 GHz auction
The Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming 2.5 GHz spectrum auction is generating some excitement among smaller rural US operators because of the FCC’s decision to offer flexible-use, county-based overlay licenses. The auction, which will start July 29, will be for licenses in the 2.5 GHz band where no one currently owns the spectrum. Top executives at several smaller operators have said that they were encouraged by the FCC’s format for Auction 108 because it will be amenable to rural operators.
Ziply CEO says greenfield builds could push its fiber expansion 20% further (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 14:20Nielsen study shows most streaming viewers spend $30 or less (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 14:19National Digital Inclusion Alliance targets rural and Tribal connectivity with $10 million Google grant
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) wants to make it easier for rural and Tribal communities to get and stay connected, planning to use a four-year grant from Google’s charitable arm to create a corps of experts who will provide digital literacy training and help local residents access low-cost broadband service and devices. These so-called “digital navigators” will be deployed via programs in 18 communities across the country.