Tag: AT&T
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AT&T Suffered a Data Breach Affecting 9 Million Customers
This week AT&T confirmed that it had suffered a data breach thanks to a vendor hack that has affected 9 million customers. According to Bleeping Computer, AT&T said that a small number of customers had their rate plan name, past due amount, monthly payment amount, various monthly charges, and/or minutes used leaked in the breach.…
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AT&T & NCAA March Madness Extend Their Partnership
Today AT&T and the NCAA have announced that they will extend their partnership through 2025. This deal will make AT&T the official sponsor of March Maness and the Women’s and Men’s Final Four through 2024-2025 academic year. “Being a Corporate Champion of the NCAA connects us to more than 520,000 student-athletes and their millions of…
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AT&T SportsNet RSNs Maybe Having Money Troubles & Could Be In Real Trouble
This week it was learned that regional sports network AT&T SportsNets failed to make full payment to multiple MLB teams according to a report from Sportico. Now many are wondering if AT&T SportsNet now owned by Warner Bors. Discovery is in a similar position to Bally Sports. AT&T SportsNets did reportedly make payments to the…
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AT&T is Offering a $200 Gift Card If You Signup For Home Internet
Have you been looking for a new internet provider? Right now, you can get up to a $200 reward card if you switch to AT&T Fiber Home Internet. This is a great deal for cord cutters looking for a better deal on internet. Right now, if you sign up for 300 Mbps or 500 Mbps…
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AT&T is Offering Home Internet Starting at Just $30 a Month For Qualifying Customers
Sick of the high cost of your home internet service? AT&T has partnered with the Affordable Connectivity Program from the federal government to offer 100 Mbps down home internet starting at just $30 a month for qualifying customers. How do you know if you qualify for this home internet deal? If you qualify for any…
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AT&T is Saying Goodbye to Landline Phones As It Pushes Customers to VOIP Options
If you are like me, you may have never paid for a home phone. In the 20 some years since I bought my first house, I have never paid for a home phone. Now in many markets, if you want an old-fashioned landline phone, you are out of luck. Instead, AT&T and others are pushing…
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AT&T Added Over 1.2 Million Fiber Internet Customers in 2022
AT&T, over the last few years, has made a hard push to expand its fiber network. Gone are the days of DSL, as AT&T now only wants to focus on its Fiber network going forward. This effort to focus on Fiber has resulted in an additional 1.2 million AT&T Fiber internet customers. This is the…
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AT&T May Owe You Money Here is How to Find Out if You Qualify
Did you have an AT&T Unlimited plan? You may qualify for a refund as part of a $60 million FTC ruling. Back in 2019, the FTC required AT&T to refund customers a total of $60 million. This is because AT&T failed to tell millions with unlimited data plans that once they reached a certain amount…
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AT&T Must Pay $166 Million in Damages For Infringing Mobile Patents Jury Rules
According to a ruling from earlier this week, AT&T Mobility LLC must pay $166.3 million in damages for violating Finesse Wireless LLC’s patents. This affects but AT&T’s LTE and 5G networks that ran on Nokia’s stations. At issue here, are how AT&T’s networks reduced wireless-signal interference using technology owned by Finesse, according to a report…
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DIRECTV Has Lost Over 47% of Subscribers Since AT&T Bought It
In the mid and late 2010s, AT&T was doubling down on TV by buying up TV companies. One of the first big deals was DIRECTV, but now DIRECTV is less than half the size it was when it was purchased in 2015. Because of this, AT&T has offloaded DIRECTV in an effort to limit its…