Tag Archives: New York

T-Mobile’s Low-Cost Home Internet in New York Is Getting Full Speeds

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Magenta fam, this one isn’t a great look for the Un-carrier. New York says T-Mobile was quietly throttling its $15 low-income home internet plan, and now the carrier has agreed to fix it. The New York Attorney General’s office and Governor Kathy Hochul announced the agreement (as spotted by PhoneArena) on November 9. New York’s Affordable Broadband Act requires providers to offer eligible households home internet for $15 a month at 25Mbps or more. T-Mobile’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile enhances 5G connection in NY’s Yankee Stadium

Baseball season is fast approaching! And with this, T-Mobile has unveiled some of its plans to improve the 5G network in and around the iconic Yankee Stadium in New York.  According to T-Mobile, their plans include offering enhancements to the stadium and make 5G connectivity a lot better for users. T-Mobile customers using a 5G device in the stadium can get an average speed of up to 10 times faster than before. And they promise to bring … [read full article]

New York AG James says she won’t appeal T-Mobile-Sprint lawsuit decision

Shortly after a judge rejected the lawsuit by state attorneys general trying to block the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, there was speculation that the states could try to appeal the decision. However, one of the leaders of the lawsuit has said that they will not appeal. New York Attorney General Letitia James said today that she won’t appeal the decision in the T-Mobile-Sprint merger case. Rather than appeal, James says she’d like to work with the carriers … [read full article]

T-Mobile rumored to be in last-minute merger lawsuit settlement talks with New York

Just days before the lawsuit attempting to block T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger is set to begin, a new report claims that the two carriers are in settlement talks with one of the attorneys general leading the litigation. T-Mobile and Sprint are in last-minute settlement talks with New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to Fox Business‘s Charles Gasparino. Details on the talks are light right now, but as one of the two AGs leading the … [read full article]

New York AG Letitia James says T-Mobile merger commitments don’t address antitrust violations

T-Mobile has made a few big announcements recently that are tied to its proposed merger with Sprint, but according to one of the state attorneys general leading the lawsuit to block the merger, those commitments aren’t enough. During a press conference today related to a lawsuit against vape company Juul, New York Attorney General Letitia James was asked about T-Mobile’s recent promise to make investments in the state and whether it could lead to an agreement … [read full article]

New York Attorney General and nine other states file lawsuit to block T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger

Just as the rumors suggested, a group of state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit to block the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the lawsuit today, which also includes state attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The complaint has been filed in the state of New York. In their lawsuit, this group of state attorneys general argue that if T-Mobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile Extended Range LTE officially launching in New York, Seattle, and Cincinnati today

T-Mobile customers in New York City have been spotting Extended Range LTE service for a while now, with the service popping up throughout NYC and its boroughs. Today T-Mo is finally making the city’s Extended Range LTE coverage official, though, along with launches in two other major US metros. T-Mobile says that its Extended Range LTE service is now officially live … [read full article]

T-Mobile Service Coming to NYC Subways

  It took a year, but T-mobile service in NYC subways will finally begin on Tuesday.  So now, just like everywhere else, you can listen to the person next to you yell at their boss chat with a friend.  I guess the good thing is that service will not be offered on moving trains and will be limited to just some pilot platforms. The pilot program will introduce cellphone reception to the C-E platforms at 23rd … [read full article]

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Says T-Mobile Merger Immediately Improves Reliability

Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T reiterated that the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile deal would not create a “duopoly” as most customers have five or more mobile choices and that costs would decline further as mobile broadband traffic grows. Someone needs to tell me where Randall Stephenson gets his fairy magic. His belief is that the overnight addition of T-Mobile to the AT&T portfolio is going to “immediately improve mobile phone reliability … [read full article]

New York Attorney General To Perform “Thorough” Review Of Proposed AT&T T-Mobile Merger

The anti AT&T T-Mobile merger crowd just found a another hopeful ally in the form of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Promising to perform a “thorough review” of the proposed deal, Schneiderman wants to ensure that all New Yorkers will have the opportunity to choose between numerous wireless carriers. “Affordable wireless service and technology, including smart phones and next generation handheld devices, are the bridge to the digital broadband future,” Schneiderman said today in … [read full article]