These MVNO pioneers want locked phones to go away

These MVNO pioneers want locked phones to go away

The FCC is considering whether to require mobile phone carriers to unlock phones 60 days after activation It’s not on the FCC’s December agenda, but all five commissioners in July voted to move forward with the unlocking proposal MVNOs would be a big beneficiary of an easier switching environment Verizon is using GenAI tools. T-Mobile is giving…

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Starlink activates emergency phone connectivity for Hurricane Milton

SpaceX gets conditional approval for direct-to-smartphone service

TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval Nov. 26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to keep T-Mobile smartphone users connected in cellular dead zones across the United States. SpaceX has permission to use T-Mobile’s cellular frequencies on up to 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites to provide Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS), provided it…

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