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Verizon Communications Inc., in a push to expand its broadband business, agrees to buy rival Frontier Communications Parent Inc. for about $9.6 billion.
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The San Diego-based right-wing channel has lost most of its distribution.
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Jason Kim, a litigation partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Los Angeles office, specializes in high-profile cybersecurity and privacy class actions, representing global brands such as Meta Platforms Inc., Victoria’s Secret, Walmart and Verizon.
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A Ventura County sheriff’s spokesperson said Verizon customers called 911 and connected, but were unable to hear dispatchers responding to them.
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Federal safety regulators have cleared the way for Verizon and AT&T to power up more towers for 5G service without causing radio interference with airplanes.
The airline industry had raised alarms about the potential for 5G wireless service to interfere with important systems on planes.
AT&T and Verizon said Monday they will delay activating new 5G wireless service for two weeks following a request by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who cited the airline industry’s concern that the service could interfere with systems on planes.
The glitch affected more than 20,000 customers across the country before it was fully resolved Wednesday night.
The company said more than half of new sign-ups in countries where Netflix offers ads are for the cheaper ad-subscription tier.