Tag Archives: AT&T

“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says

reader comments 87 Broadcom quoted AT&T a 1,050 percent price hike for VMware offerings, AT&T has claimed in legal documents. AT&T sued Broadcom on August 29, accusing Broadcom of unlawfully denying it the second of three one-year renewals for support services that AT&T thinks it’s entitled to. AT&T cites a contract signed before Broadcom bought… Read More: “Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T… »

Broadcom responds to AT&T’s VMware support lawsuit: AT&T has “other options”

reader comments 27 Broadcom is accusing AT&T of trying to “rewind the clock and force” Broadcom “to sell support services for perpetual software licenses… that VMware has discontinued from its product line and to which AT&T has no contractual right to purchase.” The statement comes from legal documents Broadcom filed in response to AT&T’s lawsuit… Read More: Broadcom responds to AT&T’s VMware support lawsuit: AT&T has “other… »

AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license support

reader comments 81 AT&T filed a lawsuit against Broadcom on August 29 accusing it of seeking to “retroactively change existing VMware contracts to match its new corporate strategy.” The lawsuit, spotted by Channel Futures, concerns claims that Broadcom is not letting AT&T renew support services for previously purchased perpetual VMware software licenses unless AT&T meets… Read More: AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to renew perpetual license support »

AT&T: Data breach affects 73 million or 51 million customers. No, we won’t explain.

Getty Images reader comments 53 AT&T is notifying millions of current or former customers that their account data has been compromised and published last month on the dark web. Just how many millions, the company isn’t saying. In a mandatory filing with the Maine Attorney General’s office, the telecommunications company said 51.2 million account holders… Read More: AT&T: Data breach affects 73 million or 51 million customers.… »

70,000 AT&T customers were without service this morning across the US

Getty Images reader comments 167 More than 70,000 AT&T cellular customers reported being unable to connect to service early Thursday morning. While early reports suggested multiple carriers, including Verizon and T-Mobile, seemed to be affected, that appears to be a knock-on effect of a major network going down. As of late Thursday morning, AT&T had… Read More: 70,000 AT&T customers were without service this morning across the… »

T-Mobile unveils $100 phone plan, topping AT&T and Verizon’s highest prices

Getty Images | SOPA Images reader comments 94 with T-Mobile yesterday announced a phone plan called “Go5G Next” that costs $100 a month for a single line, more expensive than the highest-tier wireless plans offered by AT&T and Verizon. In a notable development for a carrier that spent years blasting its rivals’ prices, T-Mobile issued… Read More: T-Mobile unveils $100 phone plan, topping AT&T and Verizon’s highest… »

AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday and sank another 6.7% today

Getty Images | Eugene Mymrin reader comments 101 with AT&T’s stock price hit a 29-year low on Friday and continued to sink today as investors fled telecom stocks on reports that cleanups of lead-covered telephone cables could cost the industry tens of billions of dollars. AT&T stock dropped 4.1 percent to $14.50 on Friday, reportedly… Read More: AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday and sank… »

Comcast wanted $210,000 for Internet—so this man helped expand a co-op fiber ISP

Enlarge / Fiber conduits being installed for Los Altos Hills Community Fiber. Los Altos Hills Community Fiber reader comments 173 with 105 posters participating, including story author Share this story Sasha Zbrozek lives in Los Altos Hills, California, which he describes as “a wealthy Silicon Valley town,” in a house about five miles from Google’s… Read More: Comcast wanted $210,000 for Internet—so this man helped expand a… »

After fight vs. FAA, Verizon’s and AT&T’s new spectrum is boosting 5G speeds

Getty Images | SOPA Images / reader comments 10 with 10 posters participating Share this story With AT&T’s and Verizon’s 5G battle against the aviation industry mostly behind them, the carriers have significantly boosted wireless speeds with their newly deployed spectrum. From March to September, AT&T users’ average download speeds rose 34.6 percent from 50Mbps… Read More: After fight vs. FAA, Verizon’s and AT&T’s new spectrum is… »

AT&T announces multi-gigabit fiber: $110 a month for 2Gbps, $180 for 5Gbps

reader comments 121 with 91 posters participating Share this story AT&T has started offering 2Gbps and 5Gbps symmetrical Internet speeds over its fiber-to-the-home network, the telecom company announced today. The multi-gigabit speeds are available to “nearly 5.2 million customer locations in parts of more than 70 metro areas, such as LA, Atlanta, and Dallas,” AT&T… Read More: AT&T announces multi-gigabit fiber: $110 a month for 2Gbps, $180… »