AT&T is cutting more than 3,400 jobs across technicians and clerical workers in addition to axing 1,300 retail jobs, the carrier told Communications Workers of America Tuesday. The layoffs will affect jobs across the nation, with AT&T closing down more than 250 AT&T Mobility and Cricket Wireless stores. “If we are in a war to …
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AT&T’s low-band 5G network is growing, expanding on Monday to now cover over 160 million people in 327 markets. Among the new areas that can now tap into 5G are Atlanta, Baton Rouge and Nashville. AT&T previously announced that it planned to launch a nationwide 5G in the first half of 2020. With the coronavirus disrupting the world, that timeline moved toward having …
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If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones — or Westworld, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, True Detective, Silicon Valley, The Sopranos, The Wire or Veep — you’ve previously had two major ways to (legally) stream episodes. Confusingly, they have similar names: HBO Go and HBO Now. Now a new HBO app is available — HBO Max — but the …
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There’s little doubt that OnePlus makes some of the best budget flagship phones money can buy. Though the OnePlus 6T is the brand’s ninth phone and has a great assortment of features, it typically sells for a modest price between $350 and $550. If you want in on the action, right now you can get the One Plus 6T with …
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AT&T is adding more resources to its budding 5G network. The wireless giant said on Friday that it has started deploying a new network technology known as dynamic spectrum sharing that could eventually lead to a big jump in coverage. The carrier has turned on a 5G network for 120 million people using low-band spectrum, with a goal to have …
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A 5G protest is being planned for the weekend, NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, warned Thursday. The Global 5G Protest Day could see mobile towers attacked on Saturday, according to an advisory, spotted earlier Thursday by Light Reading. “NATE as an organization has heard through official channels that there are 5G Global Protest Day activities being planned throughout the …
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The US Department of Defense is bringing 5G tests and experiments to seven more military bases across the nation, it announced Wednesday. It brings the DOD’s test sites up to 12. The department says 5G will help maintain “America’s military and economic advantages.” 5G, already available in some parts of the US by Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile/Sprint, is being tapped …
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AT&T wireless customers without unlimited data plans won’t have to worry about going over their data usage when streaming HBO Max. The company isn’t counting usage from its own streaming service, but competing services like Netflix and Disney Plus can still eat up data plans. AT&T confirmed in an email to CNET on Wednesday that wireless subscribers streaming HBO Max …
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HBO Max made its long-awaited debut last week, but you still can’t watch The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo or reruns of Friends via your Roku or Fire TV. That’s because those popular devices remain without HBO Max apps. Despite being available on a host of platforms and devices — including iOS and Android, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Apple TV, …
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5G is on every techie’s mind. At least, it was before the coronavirus hit. But the next-generation wireless networks continue to roll out despite the pandemic, and if you’re interested in technology at all, 5G and its baggage of technical terms will is a reality for you. But not to fret! That’s what CNET is all about — deciphering and …
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