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AI is moving deeper into T-Mobile's core infrastructure

Consumer advocate Clark Howard says autopay subscribers are funding a quiet price creep that most households never notice until the damage is done. Find out what your current bill actually says versus what you agreed to pay.

Charter Communications (CHTR) stock has now moved lower for 8 consecutive trading days, a cumulative loss of 20%. That streak has erased about $3.5 billion from the company's market value, which now stands at about $14 billion. For anyone holding the stock, the persistent selling has pushed the price to a new low for the year.

Comcast (CMCSA) shares sit about 43% below their two-year high, a price that looks like a bet the business is shrinking. Yet over the past twelve months Comcast generated nearly $18 billion of free cash flow, a yield of 22.2% on its market value against 4.5% for the median S&P 500 company. Which reading is right? It turns on a choice Comcast made more than a year ago: lower broadband prices to hold customers against new rivals.

A fat telecom yield in a taxable account quietly surrenders a chunk of itself to the IRS every single year, and the math looks very different once you line up these six tickers against the right account type.

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades at about 12 times earnings, against an S&P 500 median of 22.4. A discount that wide usually follows a collapse. Not here. The stock returned 14.1% over the past twelve months, behind the index's 17.9%, and management has raised parts of its 2026 guidance in two straight quarters. So is this a good business on sale or a fair price for a company that has stopped growing.

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Comcast (CMCSA) trades near $22, about 29% below its 52-week high, and the market has not been falling with it. The S&P 500 returned close to 18% over the past year, while Comcast lost about 21%. The company is in the middle of a broadband pivot that it says is holding its own results down. So the question is not how hard Comcast drops in a crisis. It is how long it stays down.

Verizon could spend up to $20 billion in a 2027 spectrum auction, says analyst, while SpaceX participates cautiously amid Starlink expansion.

T-Mobile US (NasdaqGS: TMUS) and India-based Jio reported the world’s first 5G Standalone roaming connection in a recent cross-border trial. The roaming link used pure 5G Standalone cores on both networks, allowing compatible devices to connect without falling back to 4G infrastructure. The partners highlighted potential benefits for consumer and enterprise users who rely on low-latency applications when travelling between the US and India. This world-first 5G Standalone roaming connection...

AT&T (T) grows faster than Verizon, yet it trades at a far lower multiple of earnings. In its five-company peer group it ranks second on growth and margin but only third on its earnings multiple. Management calls that a disparity, and it has raised its buyback to take advantage of it.

JPMorgan cut its TMUS target to $260 from $275 and kept an 'Overweight' rating, per TheFly.

Crown Castle slashed its dividend and shed billions in assets to survive, but the question haunting income investors is whether what remains actually holds together or sets up a second cut.

T-Mobile and Verizon are seeing new competition as internet providers look for new ways to reach customers.

AT&T is branching beyond its usual telecom offerings with a benefit that could catch some customers off guard.

Call T-Mobile's retention team with our script to negotiate a lower bill. Plus 3 other ways to save $30-$40+ monthly on your plan.

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades near $48 a share and generated free cash worth 10.0% of its market value over the last twelve months. The median S&P 500 company manages 4.5%. A gap that wide usually means one of two things: a bargain, or a business the market expects to shrink. Verizon is neither, quite. The cash is real, and it is not all yours.

T-Mobile US (TMUS) stock fell 5.6% on 17 September to about $166, the lowest it has traded in a year. One session is not the problem: over the past twelve months the stock returned -28.5% while the S&P 500 returned 17.0%, and the year is what matters. A rising market did not do that. What changed is inside the business, and part of it is deliberate.

Wall Street's quick math on T-Mobile's rate hike exposure produces a frightening number, but that number depends on a reading of the debt stack that the actual quarterly filing does not support.

Getting a new iPhone won't be cheap.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Friday, Sep, 18 2026 US stock futures are higher this morning, with S&P 500 contracts up about 0.8% and Nasdaq 100 futures gaining close to 1%. The move comes after the US Federal Reserve lifted its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%, and signalled that borrowing costs could climb further. That rate affects everything from credit card bills to mortgage repayments. At the same time, August retail sales rose 1.2%,...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, XETRA:APC) higher iPhone prices are largely offset by carrier incentives, according to Bank of America, which reiterated its "buy" rating. The bank cited capital returns, expected leadership in AI at the edge, and opportunities from new products and markets. BofA...

T-Mobile is giving customers another way to use their iPhones, but it comes with an unexpected trade-off.

U.S. wireless carrier promotions should provide a boost for Apple iPhone 18 Pro sales, a Wall Street analyst says. Apple stock rose slightly.

Reaves W H & Co Inc’s second-quarter 2026 investor letter reports a 10.55% increase for its “Reaves Long Term Value Wrap Strategy,” outperforming the MSCI USA Infrastructure Index’s 6.31% decline. The letter can be downloaded here. Cash distributions grew 6.7% in the quarter compared to Q2 2025. Despite geopolitical uncertainty, investor sentiment remained strong. AI […]

The cost of wireless phone service jumped 5.9% in August after T-Mobile and AT&T hiked rates on some plans.

The cost of wireless phone service jumped 5.9% in August after T-Mobile and AT&T hiked rates on some plans.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said Wednesday that a series of upcoming wireless spectrum auctions over the next couple of

T-Mobile US (NasdaqGS:TMUS) has appointed former Shell finance head Jessica Uhl as CFO Designate as part of a planned transition. Uhl will work alongside current CFO Peter Osvaldik during a defined handover period ahead of his expected retirement. The CFO succession plan includes an extended overlap that is intended to support continuity in financial policy and investor engagement. The Jessica Uhl CFO succession plan is important, although T-Mobile US has more long term drivers than this...

AT&T (T) is up 4.4% over the last five trading days, while the S&P 500 is down 1.1%. Strength in a weak tape pulls money in. That five-day move is not the question. The question is what holding AT&T does to your money when the market moves, because over the past year it has tended to go the other way.