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AT&T, Verizon, T

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. The nation’s largest wireless and broadband companies are extending their promise to not disconnect service through June 30, in an effort to help customers through the COVID-19 crisis. In March, these service providers voluntarily signed on to the …

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Get a Motorola Moto E6 and 1 year of service for $60

Yesterday was iPhone SE launch day, and while there are some pretty good iPhone SE deals to be had, nothing comes close to this. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Tracfone via eBay has the Motorola Moto E6 and one-year service plan for $59.99. You also get your choice of cases and a car charger. See it at eBay …

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Former T

Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere has departed the carrier’s board of directors more than a month earlier than planned, “to pursue other options.” Legere notified the board Friday that he’s resigning effective immediately, according to an SEC filing. After stepping down as T-Mobile CEO on April 1, Legere had been slated to serve as a member of the board until …

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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is stepping down, to be replaced by John Stankey

AT&T is getting a change in leadership. On Friday the telecom giant announced that CEO Randall Stephenson will be retiring after 13 years as chairman and CEO, with company president and chief operating officer John Stankey taking over in the top spot on July 1.  Stephenson, 60, will remain on the company’s board as executive chairman until January 2021. A …

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Verizon takes a hit from COVID

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Verizon is feeling the effects of the economic slowdown from the coronavirus: The company reported Friday that it lost 68,000 of its highly valued phone subscribers, who pay their bills monthly, during the first quarter of 2020.  As a result of slow phone …

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VPN use surges during the coronavirus lockdown, but so do security risks

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Global demand for commercial virtual private networks is surging following work-from-home trends in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. VPN providers and internet service providers are flexing major muscle to handle the increased overall internet traffic of quarantined populations around the world. Before …

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AT&T suffers financial hit due to coronavirus expenses

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. AT&T’s booming wireless business wasn’t enough to shield the telecom giant turned media conglomerate from bad news in the first quarter due to the coronavirus. The company said the impact of the pandemic added costs and caused advertising revenue for its media business …

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AT&T rolls out low

AT&T’s low-band 5G coverage area is growing, with the company continuing to expand its new networks even as the coronavirus pandemic has kept much of the country at home. On Wednesday the carrier announced that it has expanded to 90 new markets across 30 states, and now offers 5G service in areas such as Chicago, Sacramento, New Orleans and Tampa.  …

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Netflix subscribers soar like crazy as coronavirus traps us at home

Netflix added more new subscribers in the first three months of the year than it ever has before, record growth that will serve as a bellwether for how subscription streaming video may fare during the coronavirus pandemic. But even among its competitors, Netflix emerged as perhaps the best-positioned media company for this extraordinary time, confident that its eye-popping production pipeline will keep …

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AT&T wireless, internet customers can get one month of HBO Max free

HBO Max, the HBO-centered streaming service that AT&T’s WarnerMedia set to launch May 27, will offer a month-long free trial to most AT&T wireless and internet customers who don’t qualify for a more generous promo. And other AT&T customers can qualify for a three-month or even a year-long free trial.  Earlier this year, HBO Max said that people who already subscribe to HBO …

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