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Title: Comcast takes another crack at being a mobile provider with new Xfinity Mobile service Post by: HCK on April 09, 2017, 04:05:13 pm Comcast takes another crack at being a mobile provider with new Xfinity Mobile service
<article> <section class="page"> <p>While we mainly hear about the four main wireless carriers whenever a new phone is released, there are many more providers out there than just Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Now an industry giant is looking to join the fray: Comcast.</p><p>As first reported by The Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcast-jumps-into-wireless-wars-1491471003), the cable TV giant will finally jump into the wireless phone market with an Xfinity Mobile service (http://corporate.comcast.com/mobile) that had been previously reported (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3122360/mobile/comcast-confirms-plans-for-a-project-fi-like-wireless-service.html?google_editors_picks=true). The move comes at a time when the lines between cable and telecommunications are becoming increasingly blurred, with AT&T recently launching the DirecTVNow streaming service (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3118050/android/att-announces-data-free-streaming-of-directtv-and-u-verse-over-its-network.html) and looking to merge with Time Warner (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3134328/government/att-time-warner-deal-under-scrutiny-from-politicians-consumer-groups.html), and Verizon rumored to be working on its own pay TV service.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3188056/mobile/comcast-takes-another-crack-at-being-a-mobile-provider-with-new-xfinity-wireless-service.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Comcast takes another crack at being a mobile provider with new Xfinity Mobile service (http://www.macworld.com/article/3188056/mobile/comcast-takes-another-crack-at-being-a-mobile-provider-with-new-xfinity-wireless-service.html#tk.rss_all) |