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AT&T will offer $5 bill credit to customers after massive outage
The credit will appear on customer accounts within two billing cycles, AT&T CEO John Stankey said in a memo to employees.
BT switches off final 3G wireless tower
The company's decommissioning of a wireless tower in Belfast marks its full commitment to 4G and 5G service.
Ampere: Streaming revenue to overtake pay TV this year
Streaming's revenue growth is attributed mainly to hybrid advertising-subscription models, according to Ampere.
Cord Cutters News trims staff, lays off editor-in-chief
Editor-in-Chief Roger Cheng were among the layoffs at Cord Cutters News this week, along with two staff writers.
DirecTV wins Tech Emmy Awards for signal reliability, pause ads
DirecTV won two Technical & Engineering Emmy Awards this week for the company's advancements concerning video and advertising deliveries.
AT&T says cyber attack did not cause widespread outage
A massive failure of AT&T's network left millions of customers unable to make phone calls or access the Internet from their wireless devices on Thursday.
Vizio wins Emmy Award for smart television platform
Vizio has received an engineering Emmy Award for its development and deployment of its refreshed streaming television operating system.
Vice to cut hundreds of jobs, stop publishing online
Vice Media will implement layoffs and stop publishing to its own website as part of a broader restructuring aimed at making the brand profitable by summer.
Florida journalist Timothy Burke charged over hack of Fox News
Florida journalist Timothy Burke has been charged with numerous computer hacking crimes, according to an indictment obtained by The Desk.
Dish Wireless executive Michael Kelly to leave company
Dish Network's emerging wireless division is losing another top executive.
BuzzFeed issuing more pink slips after selling Complex
BuzzFeed is laying off around 16 percent of its global workforce as it works to trim costs amid a weak advertising market.
Sports on streaming will get more expensive, Fubo CEO warns
The company is currently fighting two programming partners in court over plans to develop a competing sports-inclusive offering.