US wireless carriers name Paul Roth interim CEO for satellite connectivity venture

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile officially launch joint venture to end dead zones

Back in May, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile announced "an agreement in principle" to create a joint venture that would strive to end dead zones across the US. Today, almost five months later, that joint venture has finally been officially launched. Paul Roth will serve as interim CEO of the new company while an active search is underway for a permanent CEO. Roth previously held several leadership positions at AT&T, Cingular Wireless, and Ameritech.…

US telcos combine for satellite connectivity

Three US cellular giants, AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, have created a joint-venture to offer their customers an end to ‘dead zones’ in rural and remote areas. The trio have hired Paul Roth as interim CEO of the JV while an active search is underway for a permanent CEO. Roth is a seasoned wireless industry executive […]

US wireless carriers name Paul Roth interim CEO for satellite connectivity venture

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon’s Dead Zone-Killing Satellite Venture Gets a Leader

If you’ve been following T-Mobile’s satellite story since T-Satellite launched, here’s the next chapter, and it’s a strange one. T-Mobile is now officially in business with AT&T and Verizon on a joint venture meant to stamp out the dead zones that still pop up across the country. The three major US carriers released a joint statement confirming that the venture first announced back in May ...