T-Mobile Halts Controversial Plan: High-Cost Shift Reconsidered

In a surprising turn of events, T-Mobile has reversed its decision to shift selected subscribers to pricier mobile plans, initially set for commencement in November this year. This decision was unveiled earlier this month via leaked documents, indicating a proposed transfer of customers from four low-cost mobile packages to higher-cost alternatives, thereby increasing their bill…

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Deutsche Telekom’s Fiber Expansion: Impacts on Competitors and National Deployment

This week saw Ingbert Liebing, chief of the VKU, urging Klaus Müller, head of the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), to implement bold measures to ensure transparency from Deutsche Telekom in rolling out fibre expansion plans in the forthcoming 12 months. The VKU asserts that the unclear expansion plans of Deutsche Telekom are impacting detrimentally the national FTTH…

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Balancing Broadband Innovation: Ofcom’s Refined Net Neutrality Rules

In an attempt to stimulate innovation around broadband, Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has adjusted its net neutrality rules. The revised guidance now permits operators to present tiered services that can be differentiated by factors such as latency, not solely throughput. This alteration means general users like Netflix viewers or cloud storage consumers can opt…

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