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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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14:55

This Week: T-Mobile’s Business Push, Technology...

The Week with Roger ·

2025/09/01

Analysts Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, and Daryl Schoolar discuss the recent event at the T-Mobile Executive Briefing Center and Innovation Center in Bellevue, WA, highlighting the company's evolving business strategies and innovative technology applications.00:00 Episode intro 00:29 EBC first impressions and company strategy 03:10 Effectiveness of the EBC 04:03 Catering to the relationship aspect of sales 05:33 T-Mobile's technology advantages 08:42 T-Mobile events are well-rounded 11:00 Slicing and

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12:48

This Week: Cricket President Angela Rittgers on the...

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2025/08/25

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Angela Rittgers, President of AT&T Prepaid and Cricket Wireless, to discuss Cricket’s operations, recent updates, growth plans, and the increasingly blurred lines between prepaid and postpaid.00:00 Episode intro 00:26 Angela's move to Cricket 03:00 Cricket's approach to wireless 05:00 Atlanta's impact on Cricket 05:45 Cricket's new plans focus on unlimited data and hotspots 07:39 Prepaid and postpaid are blending 11:45 Cricket's plan for growth

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09:28

This Week: Deutsche Telekom's New AI Phone & the...

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2025/08/18

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the launch of Deutsche Telekom’s new AI-powered T Phone, as well as the evolution of various AI models and their massive looming impact on mobile carriers.00:00 Episode intro 00:37 Deutsche Telekom launches new Android AI phone 02:03 Perplexity's strategy to integrate with phones 03:12 How are search habits changing? 04:41 Copilot as a competitor 05:26 T Phone represents the future even to US carriers 07:19 Apple Intelligence has held carriers back 07:54

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13:54

This Week: AT&T’s Customer-First Strategy with...

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2025/08/11

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner are joined by Jenifer Robertson, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Mass Markets at AT&T, to discuss the company's recent successes driven by its customer-centric initiatives.00:00 Episode intro 00:24 AT&T's Guarantee has led to satisfaction 03:33 Churn is at low levels 04:32 Best deals for everyone rewards existing customers 07:08 AT&T Turbo and Internet Air 08:31 Leadership changes spurred technological investment 11:26 Fiber has

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14:19

This Week: Q2 '25 Earnings from Cable Giants Charter...

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2025/08/04

Ep. 255Analysts Jake Hawkridge and Roger Entner discuss the remaining Q3 earnings from cable giants Charter and Comcast.00:00 Episode intro 00:55 Charter earnings overview 03:49 Cable's subscriber issues 05:27 Comcast earnings overview 06:17 Streaming is flat overall 08:41 Comcast's pricing remains problematic 10:15 Business customers are disappearing 13:11 Fiber as a potential vacation home solution 13:44 Episode wrap-upTags:telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone,

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14:43

This Week: Q2 '25 Earnings & T-Mobile's Deal with...

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2025/07/28

Analysts Jake Hawkridge and Roger Entner discuss the new deal between Comcast, Charter, and T-Mobile, as well as Q2 earnings from the big players in telecom.00:31 Comcast and T-Mobile deal 04:59 Verizon Q2 overview 07:26 AT&T Q2 overview 09:42 T-Mobile Q2 overview 12:26 Rising churn and Q2 earnings summary 14:22 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Jake Hawkridge, Roger Entner, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, earnings, Comcast, Charter,

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13:08

This Week: MobileX & Boost - Golden Hand Shackles or...

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2025/07/21

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss troubles at Boost and how the big personalities at EchoStar might deal with them, plus news about Recon Analytics' device data collection and future projects.00:24 Boost is in trouble 03:22 Funding and vision are needed 05:54 Don's new articles on Trump Mobile and foldable devices 07:26 Recon's advanced device data to be released 11:25 Additional announcements and plans 12:11 Episode wrap-upTags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid,

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11:55

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

The Week with Roger ·

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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