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T-Mobile has launched a national ad campaign starring Bryan Cranston to push its new customizable T-Mix wireless plans. The 60-second spot, called Wake Up, premiered during Thursday Night Football on November 5 and shows Cranston rousing people from complacency about their phone bills, rooster in tow. The campaign will roll out across TV, streaming, theaters, digital platforms, and Spanish-language media.
SpaceX is reportedly seeking regulatory approval to launch a mobile service division that would compete with Verizon and AT&T. Following Democratic gains in the 2026 midterm elections, the legislative and regulatory path for that plan has become less certain, according to the report.
On Apple's fiscal Q4 earnings call, COO Sabih Khan said the foldable iPhone Duo remains supply-constrained and that it's hard to predict when demand will be met, with ship times stretching into next year for many buyers. Khan also noted the company has raised prices on some products due to rising memory chip costs tied to AI demand, and said Apple is deepening its titanium supply partnership with Perryman to support Duo production.
Elon Musk is said to be looking at buying an existing wireless carrier after proposals to partner with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile were reportedly turned down. The move would give him a direct path into the $235 billion U.S. mobile phone market rather than relying on the major carriers' networks.
Several major public companies have told a crypto trading platform to stop offering tokenized versions of their shares without authorization. The companies named include Microsoft, McDonald's and Verizon, who pushed back against the practice of issuing blockchain-based tokens meant to track their stock prices.
Comcast disclosed in its Q3 2026 earnings call that it lost 144,000 residential broadband subscribers, up from a 91,000 loss a year earlier, alongside continued TV customer losses. The company is reportedly planning significant job cuts in its cable division. Executives blamed competition from fixed wireless providers and fiber operators, specifically criticizing $30-$40 monthly fiber offers as "irrational pricing" given the high cost of fiber deployment.
Verizon confirmed it will support Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature in iOS 27, charging $10 a month once the service rolls out. The feature lets users switch calls, texts, voicemail and Find My location between two iPhones simply by unlocking the device they want active. T-Mobile already offers the same feature for $5 a month, while AT&T has not committed to supporting it.
Verizon announced it will support Apple's iOS 27 Handoff feature, which lets a single eSIM number be shared across two iPhones, for $10 monthly. The company also confirmed it will carry the iPhone Duo, with Handoff listed as 'coming soon' to its network. T-Mobile already offers the same feature in the US for $5 a month, as does Deutsche Telekom in Germany.
T-Mobile increased its Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery fees effective Oct. 12, adding $1.00 a month per voice line (from $4.49 to $5.49) and $0.50 per mobile internet line (from $2.10 to $2.60). This follows an earlier increase in April 2025, meaning voice line fees have risen $2 and internet line fees $1 over 18 months. AT&T and Verizon have also been raising similar fees separately from their advertised plan prices.
SpaceX has agreed to acquire a large tranche of low-band spectrum to expand Starlink, following its roughly $20 billion EchoStar spectrum purchase last year and the FCC's approval of 15,000 next-generation Starlink satellites. Analyst Walter Piecyk of LightShed Partners says these moves show SpaceX is now serious about competing directly with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile for wireless customers.
Verizon has confirmed it will charge customers $10 per month to use Apple's iPhone Handoff feature, which lets a single phone number be shared across two compatible iPhones running iOS 27. That's double the $5 monthly fee T-Mobile announced for the same feature, while Deutsche Telekom bundles it into its existing €6.95 MultiSIM service.
Verizon has introduced a new Simplicity phone plan priced at $45 a month per line with autopay, or $30 for new customers who switch their number and bring an unlocked phone. The plan includes unlimited data, 5G Ultra Wideband access, 10GB of mobile hotspot, Canada/Mexico roaming and satellite texting, with optional add-on bundles for streaming and other perks sold separately.