Cable companies hedged their bets on the future of 5G in the Federal Communications Commission’s latest spectrum auction, collectively spending over $1.1 billion on airwaves, according to the Wall Street Journal. The spectrum purchases are a sign that cable companies are eager to mitigate a potential threat from T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon which say they can use wireless 5G networks to...
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