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The Week with Roger

Each week, join Roger Entner and the Recon Analytics team for an analysts perspective on the world of telecom.

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11:55

This Week: US Cellular's Final Chapter & the...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/07/14

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the decline and fall of US Cellular, the future of its assets, as well as Recon Analytics' extensive data collection on rural telco consolidation.00:26 DOJ greenlights US Cellular sale 02:10 The company avoided major competition 03:55 A piecemeal sale of its assets 05:57 Regional carriers are waning 07:06 Recon Analytics' rural data project 11:31 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg,

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16:30

This Week: Innovating Fixed Wireless Services for...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/07/07

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Eric Watko, CEO of BroadbandOne, to discuss the company's innovative network solutions that are reaching a diverse range of customers all across the nation.00:24 BroadbandOne company profile 03:30 Current and future market operations 04:50 Customer base overview 06:10 Current speeds and use cases 08:16 Unlicensed spectrum use 09:10 Millimeter wave reasoning and hardware configurations 14:20 Meeting different market needs 15:15 Episode wrap-upTags:

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16:30

This Week: Innovating Fixed Wireless Services for...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/07/07

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Eric Watko, CEO of BroadbandOne, to discuss the company's innovative network solutions that are reaching a diverse range of customers all across the nation.00:24 BroadbandOne company profile 03:30 Current and future market operations 04:50 Customer base overview 06:10 Current speeds and use cases 08:16 Unlicensed spectrum use 09:10 Millimeter wave reasoning and hardware configurations 14:20 Meeting different market needs 15:15 Episode wrap-upTags:

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12:10

This Week: Elevating Customer Service, Rewards, and...

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2025/06/30

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, Sampath, to discuss the company’s cutting-edge customer service strategies and forward-looking vision.00:24 Enhancing customer service through technology 02:58 Proactive problem solving with AI 05:10 My Verizon app features and impact 08:31 Verizon's My Access rewards focus 09:55 Verizon's multi-tiered loyalty strategy 10:29 Long-term customer service goals 11:27 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications,

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17:08

This Week: Titans of Prepaid with MobileX's Peter...

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2025/06/23

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Peter Adderton, Founder and CEO of MobileX, to discuss the AI-facilitated, customer-centric approach to MVNO service.00:29 MobileX overview 03:30 Breakage and overage vs. churn 05:20 Mobile data usage trends 09:45 Consumers are prioritizing value 11:29 The future of MobileX 14:03 The customer-centric approach 15:55 Consumers are network agnostic 16:36 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don

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20:33

This Week: Discussing the Future of the CBRS Band...

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2025/06/16

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Iyad Tarazi, CEO of Federated Wireless, to discuss the current landscape and future prospects of CBRS spectrum in the wireless industry.00:25 A career in wireless 01:21 Federated Wireless profile 02:27 The current state of CBRS 06:22 Impact on private wireless 08:32 Competition in the space 11:24 Military impact and the future of CBRS 14:38 Spectrum allocation scenarios 18:29 The spectrum sharing business model 20:12 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom,

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15:09

This Week: Recent Regulatory Changes & Recon launches...

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2025/06/09

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss policy changes to BEAD and spectrum policy, as well as the launch of Recon's new Spanish-language consumer insights service.00:24 BEAD to become technology agnostic 02:38 Spectrum pipeline changes 04:47 Recon Analytics launches unique Spanish-language product 09:35 Demographic insights for carriers 12:26 Challenges in analytics expansion & episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg,

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15:17

This Week: Takeaways from the Latest Telecom Investor...

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2025/06/02

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss insights gleaned from the most recent round of investor conferences hosted by the leaders in telecom.00:25 AT&T COO speaks about guarantees 01:40 AT&T's slow path to 5G 04:19 AT&T Business segment seeing improvement 05:24 Verizon CRO talks cable 06:07 FWA & cable 09:07 Sampath on churn and overall strategy 12:10 Prepaid is an industry bright spot 14:21 Verizon's convergence numbers 14:54 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications,

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19:36

This Week: Catching up with CellSite Solutions CEO,...

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2025/05/26

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Jim Patterson, CEO of CellSite Solutions, to discuss the company's current infrastructure support business as well as recent prominent mergers and acquisitions in the telecom industry.http://sundaybrief.com00:26 Jim's career background 03:22 CellSite's current operations 07:39 Charter and Cox merger discussion 12:44 AT&T's Lumen acquisition discussion 16:18 Merger implications for Gigapower 17:48 Merger implications for fiber 18:55 Episode

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12:11

This Week: The New Spectrum Pipeline Proposal &...

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2025/05/19

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the new administration's spectrum policy, as well as the details behind Charter's pending purchase of Cox.00:24 Spectrum pipeline proposal may restore FCC authority 04:08 Broadband competition should also benefit 04:56 SpaceX and Dish differ over spectrum use 06:20 Charter's purchase of Cox to shake up cable 09:10 What's in a name? 09:55 Predictions for the new entity 11:54 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid,

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12:21

This Week: What a Recession Would Look Like for...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/05/12

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the current state of the economy and what it means for wireless and the broader telecom industry.00:24 The current economic situation for wireless 03:47 U.S. vs. European network comparison 06:12 Prepaid may benefit from a recession 10:30 Recessions mainly affect lower income earners 11:56 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, recession, MSO, MobileX, cable, Verizon,

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12:28

This Week: T-Mobile Experience and Beyond - The...

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2025/05/05

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the features and potential follies of T-Mobile's three new price plans.00:26 T-Mobile's new plans step back from its Un-carrier ethos 04:00 The plans do have some benefits 05:12 Finances are still sound 05:53 Network comes at the expense of value 06:59 A particularly bad time to raise prices? 10:11 Free upgrades aren't exactly free 11:27 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger

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18:26

This Week: Q1 Earnings Recap and Looming Tariffs

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2025/04/28

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Q1 earnings from the major players in telecom and cable, as well as when impacts from tariffs may start to appear.00:23 Economic headwinds affect Q1 overall 03:16 Verizon Q1 overview 04:32 Free lines are affecting the numbers 06:40 Prepaid growth should not be ignored 07:34 Verizon adjusts reporting on SafeLink and insurance metrics 09:38 T-Mobile shakes up prices 10:39 AT&T Q1 overview 13:32 T-Mobile Q1 overview 15:06 Cable Q1 overview 16:59 Tariffs

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13:54

This Week: Comcast's New Price Plan and Use Cases for...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/04/21

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss encouraging developments at Comcast that are likely to benefit internet users, along with Starlink’s evolving role in the broadband market.00:25 Comcast announces new price plans and guarantee 05:26 Competition is driving service improvements 07:04 Contracts are unnecessary with quality products 07:37 Guarantees are now commonplace 10:41 Use cases for Starlink 13:10 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular

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17:36

This Week: Sunshine and Roses in Telecom-land

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2025/04/14

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss Verizon's new guarantees and free phone offer, as well as the latest news on tariffs and their implications for carriers, consumers, and the nation as a whole.00:53 Verizon's new guarantees may not be enough 3:00 Slowing growth indicates recession 05:16 Tariff implications for smartphones and carriers 10:36 Average Americans are under financial pressure 13:04 Uncertainty is bad for manufacturing and investing 14:55 Nevertheless, telecom remains largely

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13:00

This Week: Innovations for First Responders with the...

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2025/04/07

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Cory Davis, Vice President ofVerizon Frontline, for a discussion on the company's ongoing commitment topublic safety as well as innovative advancements on the horizon.00:24 Verizon Frontline overview 01:44 5G network redundancy and reliability 02:59 Verizon Frontline's Crisis Response Team 03:36 Growth and innovation in the first responder market 05:18 A purpose-built network 07:19 Deployables for crises 08:53 Recent use cases and future

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13:00

This Week: Innovations for First Responders with the...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/04/07

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Corey Davis, Vice President ofVerizon Frontline, for a discussion on the company's ongoing commitment topublic safety as well as innovative advancements on the horizon.00:24 Verizon Frontline overview 01:44 5G network redundancy and reliability 02:59 Verizon Frontline's Crisis Response Team 03:36 Growth and innovation in the first responder market 05:18 A purpose-built network 07:19 Deployables for crises 08:53 Recent use cases and future

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10:27

This Week: Innovating MVNO Creation with Hermann...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/03/31

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Hermann Frank, CEO of Gigs, todiscuss the company's facilitation of MVNO creation for tech companies.00:24 Gigs platform overview 02:01 How Gigs actually works 04:24 Success stories 06:12 Smoothing the process 06:58 U.S. operating profile 08:04 What MVNO size is best? 09:07 Specialty MVNO cases 09:29 Gigs named as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies 10:05 Episode wrap-upTags:telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid,

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14:28

This Week: Crown Castle, Zayo, Grain Management,...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/03/24

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, including theCrown Castle asset sale, spectrum changing hands, and recession indicators andpredictions.00:26 Crown Castle shifts strategy with asset sale to Zayo 02:50 What's in it for Zayo? 03:58 Elusive network economies of scale 04:59 Grain Management acquires spectrum 07:34 The role of private networks 08:29 Recession, or not? 10:57 Can anything replace device sales? 12:46 Government response to crisis is key 14:10 Episode

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13:00

This Week: Connecting First Responders with FirstNet...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/03/17

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Scott Agnew, President of AT&TFirstNet, to discuss their ongoing commitment to public safety and what firstresponders can expect next.00:24 FirstNet overview 03:58 Partnership with state-level public safety 05:10 How deployables work in emergencies 07:27 FirstNet's all-band approach to spectrum 08:38 What's next for FirstNet? 11:28 Public-private partnership relations 12:28 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid,

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