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Monday, May 1, 2023

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Volume 42 Table of Contents Issue 121
T-Mobile exceeds three million FWA users, but growth slows
AT&T to pay out $60M settlement to thousands of customers
Movie Company Exposes 150 Alleged BitTorrent Pirates Using DMCA Shortcut
Message-ID: <20230429135206.GA178309@telecomdigest.us> Date: 29 Apr 2023 09:52:06 -0400 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: T-Mobile exceeds three million FWA users, but growth slows By Anne Morris
  • CEO Mike Sievert rules in “capital-burdened” 5G FWA, but focusing on “excess capacity” approach for now.
  • NatCo’s leadership still unwilling to talk fibre, despite recent expansion to Colorado.
  • CEO raises postpaid net adds and financial guidance for FY23, although Wall Street Q1 estimates were missed.
Mike Sievert, Chief Executive at T-Mobile US (TMUS), was in traditional upbeat mood about the performance of the self-styled Un-Carrier’s fixed wireless access (FWA) service, although there are signs that take-up growth is starting to slow. In the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 FY23), TMUS gained 523,000 net new customers for the high-speed internet service, taking its total customer base to 3.2 million. However, new customer adds had reached 524,000 in Q4 FY22 and 578,000 in Q3 FY22, suggesting that the peak has been reached. https://www.telcotitans.com/deutsche-telekomwatch/t-mobile-exceeds-three-million-fwa-users-but-growth-slows/6533.article
Message-ID: <20230429141341.GA178457@telecomdigest.us> Date: 29 Apr 2023 10:13:41 -0400 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T to pay out $60M settlement to thousands of customers By Debra Worley Published: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:53 PM EST (Gray News) – The Federal Trade Commission announced a new claims process that will return $60 million to thousands of former AT&T customers. Former AT&T customers who had an unlimited plan between October 2011 and June 2015 may be eligible to get a payment. According to the FTC, AT&T throttled their data, slowing down their internet speed after they used a certain amount of data in a billing cycle. https://www.wsaz.com/2023/01/20/att-pay-out-60m-settlement-thousands-customers/
Message-ID: <u2m8sb$3l2d8$1@dont-email.me> Date: 30 Apr 2023 13:35:09 -0400 From: "The Telecom Digest" <submissions@telecom-digest.org> Subject: Movie Company Exposes 150 Alleged BitTorrent Pirates Using DMCA Shortcut By Ernesto Van der Sar Movie production company Capstone Studios has obtained a DMCA subpoena that requires Internet provider CenturyLink to identify 150 alleged BitTorrent pirates. The targeted IP-addresses are suspected of sharing a copy of the movie "Fall". While the DMCA shortcut is not undisputed, it appears to be rather effective, at least for now. Tracking BitTorrent pirates isn’t all that hard since IP addresses are broadcasted publicly. With help from Internet providers, these addresses can then be linked to an account holder. https://torrentfreak.com/movie-company-exposes-150-alleged-bittorrent-pirates-using-dmca-shortcut-230421/
End of The Telecom Digest for Mon, 1 May, 2023
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