AT&T has announced a significant network milestone that underscores how dramatically connectivity demands have shifted in the past decade. As announced by AT&T, the carrier now processes one exabyte of data every single day across its network; representing a 1,000 percent increase in daily data traffic over the past ten years alone. To understand what this means, think of an exabyte as a billion gigabytes. That's the equivalent of streaming billions of hours of video content... Read more →
Two of America's biggest wireless carriers are pushing back against hefty government fines, and the Supreme Court will soon decide whether federal regulators have been overstepping their authority. The case could reshape how the government holds telecom companies accountable when they break the rules. A few years back, the Federal Communications... Read more →
If you've ever signed up for an account with Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, or PayPal, you'll want to pay attention to this. A cybersecurity researcher recently uncovered one of the more serious data breaches in recent memory; and what makes it particularly scary is that investigators can't figure out where it came from or who's... Read more →
If you've ever walked into a phone store and felt overwhelmed by rows of identical-looking displays, T-Mobile might have a solution. The carrier is testing something straight out of a science fiction movie: holographic displays that show off Samsung's latest smartphones in eye-catching 3D. The pilot program is currently running in select T-Mobile... Read more →
Switching wireless carriers usually comes with excitement about new phones and better deals. But for one family who recently moved five phone lines to Google Fi, that excitement quickly turned into a $300 lesson about the risks of choosing a carrier without physical stores or responsive customer support. A Reddit user recently shared their... Read more →
If you've been using FreedomPop's free phone service, you'll want to pay attention. The company just announced it's shutting down its free plan, and you have less than a month to figure out what comes next. Starting February 7, 2026, FreedomPop will no longer offer a completely free phone plan. The company sent notices to affected customers... Read more →
If you've been thinking about leaving Verizon for another carrier, the company just made that decision a lot more complicated. The Federal Communications Commission has given Verizon permission to lock your phone to its network for an indefinite period, reversing a rule that had required the carrier to automatically unlock devices after 60 days.... Read more →
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