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Telecom Industry News 14 October 2025 - 13 November 2025

Verizon Stock Takes a Hit: Analyst Downgrade and CEO Shake-Up Rattle Investors

Verizon to Cut About 15,000 Jobs as New CEO Dan Schulman Accelerates Restructuring—Retail Franchising and Management Layoffs Could Begin Next Week

Published: November 13, 2025 Verizon Communications is preparing its largest workforce reduction on record, planning to eliminate roughly 15,000 positions—about 15% of its staff—as part of a sweeping restructuring under newly appointed Chief Executive Dan Schulman. The move is aimed at lowering costs and reversing subscriber erosion in a maturing U.S. wireless market. Verizon shares ticked higher on the reports. Reuters+1 What’s happening now People familiar with the plan say announcements could come as soon as next week. The cuts are expected to land primarily on non‑union management ranks, affecting more than 20% of that group. Several dozen company‑owned retail
13 November 2025
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AT&T Stock Faces Crucial Test: 5G Spectrum Gamble, Fiber Expansion & Earnings Loom

AT&T Stock Today (Nov. 12, 2025): KeyBanc Upgrade Lifts T; NYC Subway 5G Expansion; Data-Breach Settlement Deadline Nears

Published: November 12, 2025 Key takeaways AT&T stock today: price action and context AT&T (NYSE: T) traded around $25.63, up ~1.8% as of 2:39 p.m. ET (19:39:16 UTC). The session range ran $25.25–$25.73 on volume of ~26.4M shares at that time. Market tone was mixed, with tech lagging while broader U.S. equities digested Washington headlines. Reuters The catalyst: KeyBanc turns bullish with a $30 target The day’s biggest stock-specific driver is KeyBanc’s upgrade of AT&T to Overweight and a $30 price target—about 17% above this afternoon’s price—framing the recent pullback as overdone. Analyst Brandon Nispel argues that worries about a
12 November 2025
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Vodafone (VOD) lifts dividend for first time in 8 years, launches €500m buyback and targets top‑end FY26 guidance

Vodafone (VOD) lifts dividend for first time in 8 years, launches €500m buyback and targets top‑end FY26 guidance

Vodafone Group Plc (LSE: VOD; NASDAQ: VOD) set out a markedly more shareholder‑friendly playbook today, guiding to the top end of its FY26 outlook, signalling its first full‑year dividend increase since 2018 (up 2.5%), and starting a new €500 million share buyback. The stock jumped ~5% toward 94p, helping push the FTSE 100 to a fresh record intraday high. The Standard+3Reuters+3investors.vodafone.com+3 What changed today Why it happened: Germany turned, UK integration accelerated, Africa remained strong Capital returns: dividend details & buyback mechanics Market reaction Shares rose around 5% to ~94p after the release, and the FTSE 100 notched a record
11 November 2025
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AT&T Stock Faces Crucial Test: 5G Spectrum Gamble, Fiber Expansion & Earnings Loom

AT&T (T) Stock Today, Nov. 7, 2025: Price Action, E‑Rate Trial Moves, iPhone Ad Ruling, and Open RAN Progress

Updated Nov. 7, 2025 — 19:21 UTC AT&T (NYSE: T) traded narrowly lower this afternoon as investors digested a fresh legal development tied to school and library broadband subsidies, an advertising ruling about iPhone promotions, and new commentary on the company’s Open RAN rollout. Broader U.S. equities were also softer heading into the weekend, which kept a lid on telecom shares. AP News AT&T stock price today (intraday) Market backdrop: Major U.S. indexes were on track for their first weekly decline in about a month, with tech leading losses and risk appetite subdued. That macro tone helped keep T’s intraday
7 November 2025
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Supreme Court Throws Vodafone Idea a Lifeline – Stock Soars on Hopes of AGR Relief

Supreme Court Throws Vodafone Idea a Lifeline – Stock Soars on Hopes of AGR Relief

Sources: Supreme Court order coverage economictimes.indiatimes.com moneycontrol.com; Vodafone Idea stock reports moneycontrol.com moneycontrol.com; Expert and analyst commentary from brokerage reports indiatoday.in indiatoday.in; Government and company statements moneycontrol.com moneycontrol.com.
3 November 2025
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Verizon’s Q3 Surprise: Earnings Beat, Subscriber Surge & Bold 5G Moves Under New CEO

Verizon’s Q3 Surprise: Earnings Beat, Subscriber Surge & Bold 5G Moves Under New CEO

Q3 2025 Earnings – Profits Up, Sales Flat but Subscribers Impress Verizon’s third-quarter results delivered a mixed bag, topping profit expectations while coming in just shy on revenue. Adjusted earnings of $1.21 per share beat consensus by $0.02 seattlepi.com, even as revenue of $33.8 billion (about 3% year-over-year growth) was a tad below the ~$34.2 billion anticipated seattlepi.com investing.com. This marks a return to bottom-line outperformance for the telecom giant, which had missed revenue targets in several recent quarters. Cost controls and stable wireless service margins likely aided the EPS beat. Verizon also reaffirmed its full-year outlook, maintaining guidance for earnings and
29 October 2025
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AT&T Stock Faces Crucial Test: 5G Spectrum Gamble, Fiber Expansion & Earnings Loom

AT&T Stock Seesaws on Subscriber Surge – Will T’s Telecom Gambit Pay Off?

AT&T Stock Price: Latest Moves and Trends AT&T’s stock is hovering in the mid-$24s as of October 24, 2025, after a choppy week. Shares closed at $24.62 on Thursday nasdaq.com, down from around $26.10 on Monday investing.com. That slide of roughly 5.7% erased gains from earlier in the month. The volatility came amid earnings results and broader market swings – AT&T had been mostly range-bound in the mid-$20s throughout October ts2.tech before this week’s drop. Even so, the stock remains about 20% higher than a year ago ts2.tech, reflecting a recovery from 2024 levels. Over the past 12 months AT&T
24 October 2025
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T-Mobile’s Stock Shock: Record Growth, New CEO – So Why Did TMUS Tumble?

T-Mobile’s Stock Shock: Record Growth, New CEO – So Why Did TMUS Tumble?

Key Facts (as of Oct. 23, 2025): Stock Price Recap: October Volatility Around Earnings Chart: TMUS stock price fluctuated in October 2025, peaking above $230 before a post-earnings drop toward $219. stockanalysis.com ts2.tech T-Mobile’s stock was on a steady climb in the days leading up to earnings – trading in the upper-$220s and even touching $230 – but Oct. 23 delivered a jolt. Shares opened around $225 and sold off about 3–4% by afternoon, closing near $219 stockanalysis.com. This pullback erased the week’s earlier gains; on Oct. 14, TMUS had briefly jumped ~1.4% during a broader tech rally ts2.tech. Why
23 October 2025
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AT&T’s Subscriber Surge Shakes Up T Stock – Price, Dividend & 5G Outlook for 2025

AT&T’s Subscriber Surge Shakes Up T Stock – Price, Dividend & 5G Outlook for 2025

AT&T Stock Price & Recent Performance AT&T’s stock has been range-bound in the mid-$20s for most of October, even as the broader market climbed to new highs ts2.tech. Leading up to earnings, the shares were essentially flat month-to-date, trading around the $26 level. Year-to-date in 2025, AT&T has posted a modest gain of roughly 15–20%, which lags the tech-heavy Nasdaq’s performance in the same period ts2.tech. However, zooming out, the stock is up about 20% from a year ago – a rebound that has actually outpaced rival Verizon over the last 12 months ts2.tech ts2.tech. Even at its summer peak
23 October 2025
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Akanda Corp (AKAN) Soars on Telecom Expansion – What It Means for Investors

Akanda Corp (AKAN) Soars on Telecom Expansion – What It Means for Investors

Stock Price & Recent Performance Akanda’s stock has been on a rollercoaster. After languishing through 2024 “flying under the radar” stocktitan.net, AKAN came alive this October. The share price erupted over 100% intraday on Oct. 1 amid a burst of interest in the company’s new direction stocktitan.net. Traders cite the ultra-low float – under 0.73 million shares – as a catalyst for these outsized swings. When positive news hits a micro-cap with so few shares available, “even modest buying pressure can create explosive moves” stocktitan.net. Conversely, any wave of selling can also trigger sharp pullbacks, making AKAN a volatile ride.
17 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Skyrockets on Verizon Deal – Is Satellite-to-Phone Broadband the Next Big Thing?

AST SpaceMobile Stock Skyrockets on Verizon Deal and Satellite Breakthroughs – What to Know

ASTS Stock Soars to Record Highs AST SpaceMobile’s stock has been on a tear, more than tripling in 2025 amid excitement around its satellite-to-cellphone technology. The rally hit overdrive in early October: on October 1–2, ASTS leapt about 16% per day, breaking out from the $40s to close above $66. By October 7, shares hit the mid-$70s – a fresh 52-week high around $74.77. The momentum continued into this week as ASTS nearly touched $99 on October 14 (a new intraday record of $98.59). As of midday Oct. 14, the stock hovered just under $97 (up ~8% on the day),
14 October 2025
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BCE’s Bold Plan: Bell Slashes Costs & Invades Telus Territory – What It Means for Investors

BCE’s Bold Plan: Bell Slashes Costs & Invades Telus Territory – What It Means for Investors

Bell Invades Telus Territory – A New Era of Competition Bell’s decision to resell fibre internet in Western Canada using Telus’s network is a landmark strategic U-turn. For years, Bell fought against mandated wholesale access to broadband networks, warning it would deter investment iphoneincanada.ca. Telus, conversely, lobbied for these rules and quickly took advantage by expanding into Eastern Canada over Bell’s lines iphoneincanada.ca. Now, faced with the reality of the regulator’s decision, Bell is adopting an “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” approach iphoneincanada.ca. Under the CRTC’s wholesale fibre policy, large telcos must sell network access to competitors at
14 October 2025
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