Customers slowly handing more power to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
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Key Points:
- The wireless industry remains dominated by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, preventing a significant price war due to their oligopoly control.
- In the broadband sector, a traditional duopoly between cable companies and telecom firms is being disrupted by Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), driven by 5G technology.
- T-Mobile leads the FWA market with over nine million customers and gains approximately 30,000 new subscribers each quarter, extending service to both postpaid and prepaid users.
- Verizon has 5.7 million FWA customers and is expanding its service to prepaid brands, while AT&T has 2.3 million subscribers and employs a similar strategy.
- The Big Three carriers are actively fueling the growth of 5G-based FWA, reshaping the broadband landscape and challenging the dominance of cable and traditional telecom providers.