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Posted December 19, 2012

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “We have consistently called on the FCC to gather data from all participants in this marketplace before it can make any policy judgments about the competitive dynamics for the services at issue in this proceeding – TDM, largely copper-based, DS1s and DS3s.  We believe the data…

Posted December 18, 2012

Attribute the following to Joan Marsh, AT&T Vice President of Federal Regulatory: “The long era of dispute and uncertainty surrounding the WCS spectrum band is finally over.  With the Order released today, AT&T will be able to complete acquisitions that will give it a path to robust commercial LTE deployment in the WCS band.  We…

Posted December 12, 2012

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “The FCC’s action today to take further comment on text-to-911 is an important first step towards addressing how public safety obligations will be melded into new and emerging communications technologies. These new services are replacing the POTS services consumers have used for the last century.  As…

Posted December 10, 2012

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “Today’s announcement by the FCC to appoint a Technology Task Force to modernize its rules for the transition of traditionally regulated services to applications that ride on an IP broadband infrastructure is welcome news.  As AT&T pointed out in our recent filing, that transition is well…

Posted December 7, 2012

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “At AT&T, the safety of our customers is a top priority.  We are in the process of launching a standards-based trial service for text-to-911 in the state of Tennessee and expect industry standards to be finalized in early 2013.  The voluntary framework that was proposed yesterday…

Posted December 3, 2012

Last week, Sprint confirmed that, beginning January 1, 2013, it was imposing upon its Nextel, non-CDMA iDen subscribers a $10 monthly surcharge in order to incent those customers to move off of its legacy Nextel infrastructure and onto its CDMA Push-To-Talk infrastructure.  The move to encourage those subscribers to move to new technology is absolutely…

Posted November 28, 2012

In 2001, as mobile data services were being launched, the Commission adopted a forward-looking spectrum policy framework that has facilitated the growth of one of the most successful and competitive marketplaces in the world.  Recognizing that competitive bidding and freely-functioning secondary markets allow spectrum to flow to its best and highest uses, the Commission abandoned…

Posted November 8, 2012 • 60 comments

As most observers are aware, Apple’s FaceTime application is currently enabled on AT&T’s popular Mobile Share plan as well as on Wi-Fi, though not at this time on our other billing plans. This approach has raised questions and some concerns. We decided to take this cautious approach for important reasons.  AT&T has by far more…

Posted November 7, 2012 • 2 comments

This morning, we announced a very significant capital commitment to our broadband infrastructure.  The net-net is that we are committing $14 Billion in capital to bring Internet broadband infrastructure – wireline and wireless – to more places over the next three years.  As part of that commitment, we plan to expand our 4G LTE network…

Posted November 6, 2012 • 2 comments

By Carol Wilner, AT&T Vice President of Federal & National Third Party Affairs This Veterans Day, and every day, it’s important to take time to recognize the incredible efforts of our nation’s veterans – those who have served, and those who continue to serve.  These brave men and women make tremendous sacrifices to protect our…