May 2018

Sprint Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure tweeted that Sprint will build "one of the best networks in the world" even if it isn't allowed to merge with rival T-Mobile USA. "Merger or no merger, Sprint presses ahead with KC network buildout. Kansas City will have one of the best networks in the world," Claure tweeted. So why does Sprint need to merge with T-Mobile?

From Washington to Texas to California, politicians are road-testing their political messaging strategies, searching for the best way to reach voters in ways that often bypass the traditional media gatekeepers. These media methods have obvious appeal: Politicians can appear accessible but remain insulated from the press. They are also not altogether new. President Donald Trump eschewed traditional television advertising during the 2016 campaign and can now overshadow even his own party’s message at the drop of a tweet. And many politicians have long made a practice of ducking reporters.

The Federal Communications Commission needs to fix a “flaw” in the online enrollment system for the Lifeline subsidy program that could hurt rural and other customers signing up for discounted phone service offered to low-income consumers, Q Link Wireless LLC recently told senior agency staffers. Q Link executives, including President Paul Turner, met with FCC representatives on May 23 to argue for including “application programming interfaces” in the national Lifeline verifier.