This Week: Impact of Economy on Telecom Industry

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner discuss the latest news in telecom, media, and technology. 

0:35: How high inflation and the possibility of recession could affect the telecom industry.

3:44: The lifeline programs that are available now versus during the Great Recession.

5:23: There could be consumer flip-flopping between post-paid and pre-paid options and what could happen to handset sales.

7:25: When do consumers tend to buy a new phone?

8:26: How vulnerable are the carriers to an economic downturn and why?

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