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Bloomberg.com 10.6.2025
Verizon Names Dan Schulman CEO Replacing Hans Vestberg
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lightreading.com 9.26.2025
The prepaid market deserves more: Winning the 1- and 2-line customer – Light Reading
Fierce Network 9.25.2025
Report: Comcast says layoffs are looming in its connectivity biz
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lightreading.com 9.24.2025
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Fierce Network 9.23.2025
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Luxembourg Times 9.20.2025
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The Times of India 9.20.2025
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sdxcentral.com 9.20.2025
Rakuten Mobile ropes in Nokia for optical power saving on 4G, 5G – SDxCentral
Fierce Network 9.18.2025
Analyst: China may label Ericsson and Nokia as untrusted vendors
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lightreading.com 9.18.2025
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Fierce Network 9.16.2025
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