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Skydance, set to acquire Paramount in an $8 billion deal, plans to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at CBS News and establish an ombudsman to review bias complaints, amid ongoing scrutiny and investigations into news practices and DEI initiatives by the FCC and political figures.
President Trump intervened to encourage EchoStar and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to resolve a dispute over spectrum licenses, leading to a surge in EchoStar's stock and bonds. The company faces potential regulatory action and bankruptcy risks due to FCC investigations into spectrum use and obligations, with high-level meetings at the White House aiming to broker a deal.
A mass outage affecting 911 service in Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, and Nebraska was caused by the installation of a light pole by a third-party company, according to Lumen Global Issues Director Mark Molzen. The outage, which lasted for over two hours in some states, prompted an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Officials in affected cities are reminding residents to save non-emergency phone numbers in case of future outages.
AT&T will provide a $5 bill credit to thousands of customers affected by a widespread cellphone service outage last week, which drew an investigation from the FCC, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security. The company attributed the outage to an incorrect process during network expansion and stated that the credit may take two bill cycles to apply, excluding prepaid, business, and Cricket Wireless customers. AT&T also expressed apologies and commitment to preventing similar outages in the future.
AT&T is offering billing credits to customers affected by a recent 10-hour cell network outage, caused by an error during network expansion rather than a cyberattack. Over 73,000 outage reports were filed, and the FCC is investigating the incident. AT&T will provide a $5 credit per account for impacted customers, with credits applied within 1-2 billing cycles. The company has apologized for the outage and is working with authorities to understand its cause.
AT&T will provide billing credits to consumers affected by a recent wireless outage that lasted over 10 hours, impacting its 5G network covering around 290 million people in the U.S. The company attributed the disruption to an incorrect network expansion process and is working to prevent similar incidents in the future. The Federal Communications Commission is investigating the outage, and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is collaborating with AT&T to determine the cause. This incident follows a $19.5 million settlement in 2021 for a T-Mobile outage that resulted in over 20,000 failed 911 emergency calls.