North America

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave its stamp of approval for T-Mobile’s $1.3 billion deal to buy Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile.

The US Federal Communications Commission voted to restore controversial net neutrality rules rescinded in 2017 during the administration of former President Donald Trump, a decision which could put it at odds with broadband service providers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) detailed plans to build new data centres in the US state of Indiana, part of an $11 billion investment which it claimed is the largest injection of capital into the region ever.

T-Mobile pulled the trigger on a deal to form a joint venture (JV) with investor EQT to acquire US-based FTTH provider Lumos Networks.

US President Joe Biden signed legislation that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok if parent company ByteDance doesn’t agree to sell its US assets over a nine-month time span.

AT&T CEO John Stankey expressed optimism about the company’s fixed wireless access service during a call to discuss Q1 earnings, but outlined a different approach than rivals Verizon and T-Mobile US by explaining it is a niche service.

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg highlighted the transformative potential for employing AI and generative AI across the operator’s network and for personalisation of tariffs as he discussed the operator's performance during Q1.