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Monday, April 24, 2023

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Volume 42 Table of Contents Issue 114
T-Mobile's Merger With Sprint: Everything That's Changed 3 Years Later
The Biden administration is already talking about 6G
Help coming for school families on wrong side of digital divide
Message-ID: <u23sc9$3tjl9$1@dont-email.me> Date: 23 Apr 2023 14:11:21 -0400 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: T-Mobile's Merger With Sprint: Everything That's Changed 3 Years Later T-Mobile has expanded its 5G network and kept plan and phone prices down, but other premerger pledges are still unfulfilled. By David Lumb Three years ago, T-Mobile's merger with Sprint was finalized, and the nation's list of top carriers shrank from four to three. At the time, T-Mobile made promises that the merger would be positive for consumers and the larger mobile industry -- and though that's been more true than not, there are still some pledges that haven't been seen through. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/t-mobiles-merger-with-sprint-everything-thats-changed-3-years-later/
Message-ID: <u24ab1$3vp7d$1@dont-email.me> Date: 23 Apr 2023 18:09:37 -0400 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: The Biden administration is already talking about 6G By Ben Werschkul Even as 5G still has years to go before it's fully implemented, Washington is turning its attention to 6G. Top Biden officials headlined an event Friday hosted by the National Science Foundation to begin government planning for the coming sixth generation of mobile wireless communication. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-biden-administration-is-already-talking-about-6g-160822580.html
Message-ID: <u24afs$3vp7d$2@dont-email.me> Date: 23 Apr 2023 18:12:12 -0400 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: Help coming for school families on wrong side of digital divide By Michael D. Clark Nine to 12 million families nationally have no internet access. Thousands of low-income Butler County school families are getting help in closing the once-wide “digital gap” that forces their children to go without options for online homework enjoyed by classmates with wealthier families. https://www.journal-news.com/news/help-coming-for-school-families-on-wrong-side-of-digital-divide/N7XVBYI5HVF4NPH57EIII7J4D4/
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