The Telecom Digest
Saturday, September 17, 2022

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Volume 41 Table of Contents Issue 199
Verizon is 'not going to throw away money' to woo consumers with cheaper phones, CEO says
I finally cut the cord, except it didn't go as planned
AT&T CEO slams T-Mobile for its senior discounts marketing campaign
Message-ID: <20220916125122.GA331227@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:51:22 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com> Subject: Verizon is 'not going to throw away money' to woo consumers with cheaper phones, CEO says By Emily Bary 'We want to have high-quality customers that really think about our value,' Hans Vestberg says when asked about wireless carrier offering smaller subsidies than rivals on Apple's new iPhones In a competitive market for wireless deals, Verizon Communications Inc.'s chief executive says the company is “not going to throw away money” on promotions. https://tinyurl.com/ncy7yr56 -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
Message-ID: <20220916125715.GA331326@telecomdigest.us> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:57:15 +0000 From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com> Subject: I finally cut the cord, except it didn't go as planned By Jeff Edelstein Aaaaaaaaaaaaand I was all ready to do it. I was ready to join the 21st century and stop being a boomer and pull the plug. I was going to cancel my Comcast cable subscription. Sound the trumpets! https://tinyurl.com/3tt7knmv -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly
Message-ID: <f4d18df9-0ead-d599-b02b-5079094587e9@gmail.com> Date: 16 Sep 2022 08:33:14 -0400 From: Bill Horne <malassimilaQRMtion@gmail.com> Subject: AT&T CEO slams T-Mobile for its senior discounts marketing campaign By Raymond Hicks AT&T (T) CEO John Stankey has a message to rival T-Mobile: Cut the nonsense when advertising to seniors. "They issued some statements and went out into the market with some communications that were inaccurate and not true," Stankey told Yahoo Finance Live at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference this week. T-Mobile - long seen as a clever marketer of its wireless brand - recently launched a campaign dubbed "Verizon and AT&T Ban Senior Discounts." The marketing stunt claims that "92% of seniors in the U.S. can't get a wireless discount from Verizon or AT&T because they don't live in Florida." https://wmleader.com/general-other/591279/att-ceo-slams-t-mobile-for-its-senior-discounts-marketing-campaign/ -- (Please remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly)
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