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Crowdsourced data from research firm Opensignal finds AT&T is best for service availability while Verizon leads at coverage.

By Rob Pegoraro

The plan will cost you an extra $10 per month, but it might be worth it for early adopters.

By Emily Price

The FCC chair wants the commission to adopt 'nationwide mobile phone unlocking rules.'

By Michael Kan

Accounts with multiple lines will see a $20/month increase.

By Emily Price

The $30 plan offers 130GB of 5G data for whenever your normal connection drops out or slows down. It lands as a new survey shows fixed-wireless 5G is seeing a 'dramatic growth trajectory.'

By Rob Pegoraro

The FCC looks into a telecoms outage where AT&T users were suddenly unable to make calls to carriers like Verizon on Tuesday. AT&T says it's since resolved the issue.

By Kate Irwin

SpaceX reveals the target date in an FCC filing that also urges the commission to loosen restrictions on radio frequency emissions to improve the system's coverage.

By Michael Kan

Verizon commits $100 million to help the satellite-connectivity startup cover gaps in its terrestrial network. But AST first has to get commercial Bluebird satellites into low Earth orbit.

By Rob Pegoraro

The roughly $4.4 billion transaction will add UScellular customers to T-Mobile’s total.

By Rob Pegoraro

The carrier's site also now hides the Magenta plan that was once its flagship offering.

By Rob Pegoraro

The prepaid brand’s pricing tweaks encourage new customers to stick around for longer.

By Rob Pegoraro

The wireless carriers are also required to adjust their advertising moving forward.

By Emily Price

New and existing Cricket Wireless customers can get unlimited talk and text with 1GB of data.

By Iyaz Akhtar

The billion-dollar acquisition brings one of the cheapest ways to use T-Mobile's network into the T-Mobile corporate family. (And earns Mint pitchman Ryan Reynolds a few bucks.)

By Rob Pegoraro

AT&T Turbo offers 'enhanced data connectivity' for an extra $7 per month per line. But why not just offer it to all customers at no extra charge?

By Michael Kan

This week's enforcement action follows an investigation that launched almost six years ago.

By Rob Pegoraro

The news has incensed some Verizon smartwatch customers who were told they cannot avoid the $5 increase because they are on payment plans.

By Emily Price

The carrier's 'Away' plan, pitched to campers and RV travelers, offers a choice of 200GB for $110 or unlimited data for $160.

By Rob Pegoraro

Depending on your needs, Visible's new plans promise to save you up to $145 per year and keep you connected when you travel abroad.

By Iyaz Akhtar

The company asks the FCC for clearance to test the cellular Starlink technology in several other markets, including Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand.

By Michael Kan