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AT&T service interrupted in county due to suspected construction incident
Record Herald - Ohio
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July 18, 2025
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio — AT&T cell phone and internet service was disrupted in Fayette County on Thursday after a suspected construction incident cut a main fiber optic cable line, according to Sheriff Vernon Stanforth. The outage affected AT&T...
AT&T: Teaming up to tackle copper theft
BenitoLink - California
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July 18, 2025
Information provided by AT&T. Lea este artículo en español aquí. An alarming rise in copper wire theft and infrastructure vandalism in California is threatening public safety and connectivity across the state. At AT&T alone, we experienced more...
Jasper man accused of setting AT&T box on fire, cutting Spectrum internet wires
KTRE - Texas
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July 19, 2025
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said Friday night they’ve arrested a man for criminal mischief and arson. Eric Wilson, 49, of Jasper, was taken into custody on Friday. Law enforcement responded to a call in the 5000 block...
FRCS partners with Vodafone to accept M-PAiSA payments
Fijivillage
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To promote digital payments and reduce cash use in Fiji, the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service now accepts M-PAiSA payments at all its branches and Container Freight Stations across the country. This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement...
AT&T Fiber 300 Review: Here’s Why I Won’t Be Upgrading From This Plan Anytime Soon
CNET
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July 18, 2025
As someone who writes about home internet plans for a living, I often come across the misconception that investing in faster speeds is the best solution for slow internet. That's not always true. In fact, there are several steps you can take to...
Comcast’s Peacock raises streaming prices, introduces new streamlined tier
MacDailyNews
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July 17, 2025
NBCUniversal’s Peacock logo Peacock, the streaming service from Comcast-owned NBCUniversal, announced on Thursday that it will increase prices by $3 starting July 23 and begin testing a new, streamlined subscription tier. The ad-supported premium...
AT&T offers $20K reward to combat copper theft in California
KNVN - California
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CALIFORNIA — The state is seeing a sharp increase in copper wire theft and infrastructure vandalism, posing risks to public safety and connectivity. AT&T reported more than 2,200 incidents of copper theft in 2024 compared to just 71 in 2021. AT&T...
Comcast's Peacock to raise streaming prices next week, introduce new streamlined tier
KDAL - Minnesota
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(Reuters) -Peacock, a streaming service by Comcast-owned NBCUniversal, said on Thursday it will raise prices by $3 later this month and begin testing a new narrowed-down tier for users. The price for Peacock’s ad-supported premium plan will...
AT&T and T-Mobile give emergency assistance to help families and first responders
KENS - Texas
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July 17, 2025
They're offering digital hubs, complete with wifi access, computers, and charging stations. HUNT, Texas — AT&T and T-Mobile are giving disaster relief after families lost their service in the deadly floods. They have trailers in Hunt, Ingram, and...
Students of the Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan undergo internship in Romania
Turkmenportal
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From July 1 to 21, a summer internship for representatives of the Institute of Telecommunications and Informatics of Turkmenistan is taking place in Romania at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN). According to the Ministry of Foreign...
AT&T intros nationwide 5G RedCap for mid-tier IoT in the US
RCR Wireless News
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July 17, 2025
AT&T has launched nationwide 5G RedCap coverage across the US, targeting mid-tier IoT use cases with lower-cost, lower-power 5G connectivity, and replacing its decommissioned NB-IoT network. In sum – what to know: Coverage – RedCap covers 200M+...
Vodafone Fijiana confident to pose a strong challenge to the USA
Fijivillage
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Fresh off their victory at the Women’s Oceania Championships, the Vodafone Fijiana 15s are confident they will pose a strong challenge to the USA this week. Head Coach Ioan Cunningham says the players are excited to be in the United States and are...
AT&T buys $650M stake in DriveNets, delivering major payout to founders, employees and early backers
CTech
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July 16, 2025
American telecommunications giant AT&T has acquired shares from employees and investors of Israeli telecommunications unicorn DriveNets for $650 million. DriveNets was founded by Ido Susan (CEO) and Hillel Kobrinsky (chief strategy officer). Susan...
Combat Center Fire Department lead dispatcher wins MCICOM 2024 Public Safety Telecommunicator of the Year Award
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 17, 2025
TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES 06.08.2025 (U.S. Marine Corps story by Lance Cpl. Enge You) MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, Calif. –Christopher Burch, a Colorado native, and lead dispatcher with The Combat Center Fire Department...
Internet restored at 'several' NCDMV driver license offices after AT&T outage
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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July 17, 2025
The North Carolina Department of Transportation reported several driver license offices were without internet in central North Carolina on Thursday morning. As of 9 a.m., the NCDOT posted on X saying that all NCDMV Driver License offices and...
Don’t be duped: Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile’s cheapest plans aren’t worth it
Android Authority
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July 17, 2025
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Recently, my cousin asked me whether Verizon’s myPlan Unlimited Welcome was better than his legacy plan, prompted by a promotional email he received. At first glance, the new plan looked cheaper and similar in...
Could AI have prevented the Ramses telecommunications building fire?
Egypt Independent
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July 17, 2025
The concept of a machine predicting an event or disaster, like that of fire which devastated the Ramses telecommunications building or even some natural disasters, might sound like something out of science fiction. Yet its is now a serious topic...
Huge new telecommunications pole coming to this village
Hereford Times
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The structure will replace an existing 15m pole along with six antennas at Hyscocks Farm, Ridgeway Road, Sutton St Nicholas. The upgrade will be carried out by Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited. The new infrastructure will...
AT&T Lily Reveals How Much MAGA Spent On Her Racy Photos, SirPaul Cheeks Picks WVU & A Crazy Golf Auction
OutKick - Tennessee
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July 16, 2025
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world US aims to ban Chinese technology in undersea telecommunications cables
Asiaone
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July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday (July 16) it plans to adopt rules to bar companies from connecting undersea submarine communication cables to the United States that include Chinese technology or equipment. "We...