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Monday Morning Links -

Is mobile data now a basic human right? rcrwireless.com
Verizon 5G goes live in three major sports and entertainment arenas slashgear.com
AT&T Hikes Online-TV Prices Up to 30% in Second Boost This Year bnnbloomberg.ca
Verizon to Acquire More AWS-3, mmWave Spectrum lightreading.com
What coverage does Visible offer using Verizon's network? androidcentral.com
AT&T TV NOW is Experiencing Widespread Billing Issues Causing Confusion With Subscribers cordcuttersnews.com
Yet Another Streaming Service Plots Debut, Quibi Partners with T-Mobile telecompetitor.com
First USDA ReConnect Rural Broadband Funding Awarded to a Tennessee Electric Cooperative telecompetitor.com
FTC official says data collection allows Big Tech to hurt competition reuters.com
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Friday Morning Links -

Report Finds Sparse 5G Coverage with AT&T and Verizon Offering the Fastest Speeds, but Sprint Has Broader Reach telecompetitor.com
Surge of Streaming Options Triggers 'Subscription Overload' - Study lightreading.com
Netflix Pushes Past 158.3M Global Streaming Subs as New OTT Rivals Emerge lightreading.com
Sinclair, AT&T Reach Retrans Agreement multichannel.com
Locast Adds Atlanta, Phoenix multichannel.com
AT&T, Elliott Management in talks after activist campaign launched cnbc.com
AT&T TV is Ending Its Beta Program For The Android TV Osprey Box cordcuttersnews.com
Samsung says it will issue a patch for a fingerprint recognition bug on its Galaxy S10 phone that allowed any fingerprint to unlock the phone reuters.com
Upcoming Nvidia Shield TV Pro and Shield TV Devices Appeared Online cdrinfo.com
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Thursday Morning Links -

FCC has formally approved the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint on a party-line vote, with Democrats dissenting theverge.com
Massive Verizon outage across the US effecting customers data, texting and calling abilities dailymail.co.uk
Why Fiber is Vastly Superior to Cable and 5G eff.org
FCC authorizes $61m for rural broadband convergedigest.com
Netflix Pushes Past 158.3M Global Streaming Subs as New OTT Rivals Emerge lightreading.com
Civil Rights Groups Strike Diversity Agreement with T-Mobile-Sprint broadcastingcable.com
Amazon Reports Collision Risk for Mega-Constellation of Kuiper Internet Satellites spectrum.ieee.org
Presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar Slams FCC for T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Approval multichannel.com
After delays, the UK government quietly drops its controversial plan to implement an age verification requirement for porn websites independent.co.uk
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Wednesday Morning Links -

SpaceX files paperwork to launch up to 30,000 more Starlink global internet satellites techcrunch.com
Google Stadia launches on November 19 across more than a dozen markets techspot.com
Sling TV simplifies access to free content on Android and Amazon Fire devices, no credit card required androidpolice.com
Satellite broadband's boom axios.com
Microsoft, ARK Multicasting seek to ease rural ISP network congestion by combining two technologies: NEXTGEN TV and white spaces fixed wireless broadband telecompetitor.com
US 5G Networks Marked by Paltry Coverage, Unimpressive Speeds, Independent Tests Show lightreading.com
T-Mobile-Sprint Deal Gets Some Tunney Act Pushback - Critics said deal does not pass public interest test multichannel.com
T-Mobile offers broadband PTT (push-to-talk) with ESChat technology fiercewireless.com
Cisco CEO Says 5G Networks Could Be Active In 2 to 3 Years webpronews.com
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Tuesday Morning Links -

Why Fixed Broadband Is More Important Than Ever lightreading.com
5G home broadband moves forward as 34 OEMs commit to Snapdragon modems venturebeat.com
Fixed Wireless Usage Report: 4 Mbps Average Speed, 196 GB Per Month telecompetitor.com
Amid U.S. C-Band Spectrum Debate, a Swiss Carrier Claims 3.67 Gbps 5G Speeds Using C-Band Spectrum telecompetitor.com
Why Many Operators Just Can't Quit 2G lightreading.com
Mapping Sprint vs. Verizon 5G Coverage in NYC pcmag.com
T-Mobile CEO 'leaks' Pixel 4 during cooking show cnet.com
Verizon is looking to implement a fiber alternative to scale 5G deployments businessinsider.com
Apple might be sending your browsing data to China s Tencent by default digitaltrends.com
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Monday Morning Links -

Online streaming giants battle for Asian audiences dailymail.co.uk
Apple to Use Its Own 5G Modems in 2022 webpronews.com
Maine Returns Serve in Cable TV la Carte Lawsuit lightreading.com
Verizon plans to make use of new technology 'Integrated Access Backhaul' that would allow the operator to deploy 5G transmitters into locations where fiber is not available lightreading.com
AT&T, Northwest end eight-month retrans dispute, resumption of service will vary by market multichannel.com
This sneaky AT&T fee will make you absolutely furious bgr.com
AT&T is Raising The Price of DIRECTV & U-verse TV For The Second Time in 12 Months on Some Customers cordcuttersnews.com
AT&T says customers wrongly hit with Portland Clean Energy fee will get refunds oregonlive.com
What to expect from Google on Oct. 15: Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, a faster Google Assistant, a more affordable Pixelbook, new Pixel Buds, and additional devices theverge.com
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Friday Morning Links -

Comcast Blames Software Glitch for Broadband Data Meter Error lightreading.com
Hull is first UK city to be hooked up to full-fibre broadband theregister.co.uk
Report: Google Stadia Cloud Gamers Poised to Exceed Internet Data Caps telecompetitor.com
Private equity firm has pitched a restructuring that would spin off DirecTV and combine it with Dish under a new company that would be controlled by AT&T lightreading.com
NCTA to FCC: Broadband Data Collection Effort Should Be Confined to Deployment multichannel.com
AT&T and other carriers want to hide detailed 5G maps from FCC and public arstechnica.com
The T-Mobile / Sprint merger should be stopped, say antitrust experts theverge.com
AT&T, Verizon Race to Shore Up Service Threatened by PG&E Outage bnnbloomberg.ca
AT&T is named the nation's fastest carrier again, followed by... Sprint phonearena.com
Valve s Next Trick Will Let Steam s Local Multiplayer Games Work Online ubergizmo.com
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Thursday Morning Links -

Comcast incorrectly charged 2,000 customers for exceeding data cap arstechnica.com
Limited broadband access hurts economic mobility in poorest states axios.com
Cox boosts speeds of Connect2Compete low-income broadband by more than 65% to 25 Mbs telecompetitor.com
AT&T to Begin Standalone 5G Rollout Next Year lightreading.com
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Stand Up for mmWave Auction, but Cable Is MIA Again lightreading.com
EU Outlines Multiple Threats to 5G Security multichannel.com
We Plan to Have 30 5G Cities By Year-End, Says Verizon CEO webpronews.com
T-Mobile persuades Mississippi to switch sides, drop opposition to the proposed merger with Sprint fiercewireless.com
AT&T, facing $158 billion debt, sells Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Island assets to Liberty Latam in $1.95 billion deal marketwatch.com
Google says Stadia will eventually be able to predict your next input to reduce lag neowin.net
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Wednesday Morning Links -

Fears Over 5G Radiation Prompt Nationwide Backlash in Switzerland webpronews.com
D-Link won't patch a remote exploit in four of its routers, saying they are end-of-life, despite some being discontinued in 2018 and still being sold on Amazon tomsguide.com
Sony announces PlayStation 5 will launch in time for holiday 2020 , featuring a new controller with haptic technology and triggers with varying resistance wired.com
T-Mobile, Others Poised to Bid in Next Millimeter Wave 5G Spectrum Auction telecompetitor.com
Verizon & NEC Pioneer Traffic Sensing on Existing Fiber lightreading.com
BT customers can upgrade to 5G from Friday, expect more fiber broadband soon cnet.com
ACA Connects: Broadband Data Crowdsourcing Must Be Credible multichannel.com
Former FCC Boss Wheeler Says New Court Ruling Won't Stop Net Neutrality techdirt.com
US senators say the FBI could provide more evidence over Huawei theats rcrwireless.com
Verizon Fios Adds 'Movies Anywhere' lightreading.com
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Tuesday Morning Links -

Microsoft wants to connect another 40 million global internet users by expanding Airband to Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa theverge.com
Apple has recently approached big music labels about bundling together Apple Music and Apple TV+ for one flat monthly fee ft.com
USDA Targets 14 States with $152 Million in Rural Broadband Funding telecompetitor.com
FCC Waives Auction Communication Prohibition for Sprint, T-Mobile multichannel.com
Trump Tweets Praise for Net Neutrality Court Decision multichannel.com
The rise of cloud gaming: Cloud-based streaming is the next frontier in video gaming businessinsider.com
Goodbye, iTunes: Once-revolutionary app gone in Mac update miamiherald.com
Hulu launches support for offline viewing, letting users download up to 25 titles across 5 devices, initially available only to iOS users on its No Ads plan techcrunch.com
Patches for Internet Explorer Zero-Day Causing Problems for Many Users securityweek.com
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Monday Morning Links -

Net neutrality is alive and well after this week s crushing court defeat qz.com
Google Stadia execs talk about plans for the service, including tackling latency issues, building an exclusive content library, and an internal game studio wired.co.uk
Charter, Tegna Avoid Blackout multichannel.com
Petition Filed to Delay FCC's T-Mobile-Sprint Decision multichannel.com
New Android zero-day affects millions of devices, already being used in the wild techradar.com
Pixel 4 will be available on all major U.S. carriers as AT&T enters the mix pocketnow.com
Best Live TV Internet Streaming Services: Guide for Cord-Cutters variety.com
Apple TV+ and Disney+ won't beat Netflix for at least a decade wired.co.uk
Disney bans Netflix ads from some Networks, including ABC, FX and National Geographic bloomberg.com
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Friday Morning Links -

Cable companies use hidden fees to raise prices 24% a month arstechnica.com
A Broken System Helped the FCC Kill Net Neutrality. It Afflicts the Whole Government. slate.com
Is 5G a friend or foe to cable companies? rcrwireless.com
Judges accepted the rationale that offering DNS and caching makes broadband an information service, allowing the FCC to reclassify it from telecommunications arstechnica.com
FCC Poised to Adopt USF Recipient Broadband Speed Testing Requirements telecompetitor.com
Denver city officials acknowledge 5G could dramatically improve residents' lives, but ongoing concerns over permitting for and radiation from 5G cell sites remain obstacles lightreading.com
FCC Chairman Pai: Streaming Video Is Effective Competition to MVPDs multichannel.com
Report: Cos. working for ISP-backed group scammed Net Neutrality docket -BuzzFeed investigation calls out millions of pro-ISP dereg comments filed with FCC multichannel.com
Verizon Media CEO explains how 5G is about more than super-fast downloads yahoo.com
Warren Proposes Tax That Would Have Cost Comcast, AT&T $100M-Plus broadcastingcable.com
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