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Customers flood eBay with now-worthless Orby TV boxes
Customers of the now-defunct service are trying to recoup their investment by selling their worthless equipment online.

MobiTV, an early entrant into streaming cable TV, files for bankruptcy
The company powers T-Mobile's TVision and Cable One's forthcoming streaming TV service.

Verizon tells customers to switch off 5G to improve battery life
Verizon is telling customers to switch off their 5G network if they want better battery life on their phones.

Big three wireless networks nab C-Band spectrum licenses
The three biggest operators of wireless phone services in the United States spent the most money and walked away with the biggest amount of C-Band licenses at the end of a recent Federal Communications Commission spectrum auction, the federal agency announced on Wednesday.

California man sues T-Mobile after losing digital cash
A California man has filed a federal lawsuit against T-Mobile over a criminal hack that cost him $450,000 in Bitcoin.

Visible offers no-charge international calling to subscribers
Visible customers can now make international calls to several countries, including Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico, as part of their service.

Verizon prepaid service Visible rolls out 5G, eSIM support
Verizon's prepaid service Visible now supports eSIM, 5G and referral codes, the company announced on Tuesday.

Under Biden, DOJ drops challenge to California’s net neutrality rules
The Department of Justice has withdrawn its federal legal challenge to California's network neutrality framework.

SiriusXM comes close to adding 1 million subscribers in 2020
SiriusXM Pandora added more than 909,000 subscribers to its flagship satellite radio and streaming service last year, the company announced on Wednesday.

Verizon to shut down 3G network by 2023
Executives at Verizon said this week the mobile phone company expects to have its 3G wireless network completely shut down by 2023.

HBO and HBO Max have more than 41 million subscribers
The gap between customers who have access to HBO Max and those who don't is starting to close

Feds investigate reporter over U.S. Capitol attack tweet
Federal authorities have opened an investigation against a reporter who tweeted from inside the U.S. Capitol building during a riot on January 6.