Sarah Krouse
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New York, NY, United States
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Recent articles by Sarah:
How 5G Could Drive Mobile Sports Betting
Faster wireless service could connect more fans, provide opportunities for fans to bet on games as they watch. → Read More
T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Approved by FCC in a 3-2 Vote
The Federal Communications Commission formally approved T-Mobile US’s merger with smaller rival Sprint in a vote split among party lines, but the wireless deal still faces an antitrust challenge from state attorneys general. → Read More
Sprint Swings to Loss, Reports Drop in Phone Subscribers
Sprint lost 91,000 of its most lucrative phone connections in the latest quarter, as the No. 4 U.S. carrier struggled to retain subscribers and compete with its larger rivals for new customers. → Read More
In California Fires, Power Outages Knock Out Modern Phones
Dayslong power outages in California are revealing an inconvenient fact about modern landline phones: When the electricity goes out, so do they. → Read More
T-Mobile Beats Rivals in Adding Phone Subscribers
T-Mobile attracted a higher number of lucrative cellphone subscribers in the third quarter than Verizon and AT&T combined even as the fate of its merger with Sprint remained in limbo. → Read More
Verizon Boosts Subscribers, Aided by New Pricing Plans
Verizon Communications added new phone subscribers in the third quarter, aided by a revamp of its unlimited plans that shaved about $5 off customers’ monthly bills. → Read More
Technology Companies Target the Cord Cutters
Facebook, tech startups try to connect more customers to the internet. → Read More
Uber Says Discounts Won’t Drive Long-Term Growth in Food Delivery
Incentives are a big part of the food-delivery business today but won’t be over the long term, the head of Uber Everything said at WSJ Tech Live. → Read More
Why It’s So Hard to Fix the Dead Spots on Your Commute
Cash-strapped U.S. cities and modestly motivated carriers struggle to wire up subway tunnels. → Read More
Activist Wants AT&T to Be More Like Verizon
An activist investor’s attempt to force a strategy revamp at AT&T spotlights the diverging paths the two largest U.S. wireless carriers have taken in search of growth. → Read More
Verizon to Sell Tumblr to WordPress Owner
Verizon has agreed to sell its blogging website Tumblr to the owner of popular online-publishing tool WordPress, unloading for a nominal amount a site that once fetched a purchase price of more than $1 billion. → Read More
What the T-Mobile Takeover of Sprint Means for Your Wireless Bill
The combination of T-Mobile US and Sprint promises to shake up the U.S. wireless market. Here is what it means for consumers. → Read More
The New Ways Your Boss Is Spying on You
It’s not just email. Employers are mining the data their workers generate to figure out what they’re up to, and with whom. There’s almost nothing you can do about it. → Read More
Huawei Presses Verizon to Pay for Patents
Huawei Technologies has told Verizon Communications that the carrier should pay licensing fees for more than 200 of its patents, further escalating tensions between the Chinese company and the U.S. → Read More
To Stop Robocalls, Parties Need to Understand Who Is a Robocaller
There is little debate that robocalls meant to deceive consumers are bad, and that calls from schools or doctors’ offices are typically benign. It is the large middle ground of calls to consumers by legitimate businesses where the FCC hasn’t set clear rules. → Read More
Businesses Balk at FCC Bid to Block Robocalls
Debt collectors, banks, health-care providers and other businesses are pushing back against a regulatory proposal that would allow phone companies to block unwanted robocalls. → Read More
Verizon Loses Wireless Phone Customers
Verizon’s core wireless business lost lucrative phone customers in the first quarter, as it offered fewer promotions and focused on upgrading to a faster 5G network. → Read More
The FCC Has Fined Robocallers $208 Million. It’s Collected $6,790.
America’s telecommunications regulators have levied hefty financial penalties against illegal robocallers and demanded that bad actors repay millions to their victims. But years later, little money has been collected. → Read More
Love Is Fleeting, But Netflix Passwords Are Forever
Streaming music subscriptions, video services and ‘friends and family’ cellphone plans have created ties that bind long after a breakup or even divorce. → Read More
Tim Armstrong, Former AOL Boss, Getting More Than $60 Million as He Exits Verizon
Tim Armstrong, the former leader of AOL, is walking away with more than $60 million as he leaves Verizon Communications Inc., which recently wrote down half the value of the internet business he led. → Read More