Episode 285

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Published on:

1st Mar 2026

This Week: Fiber, Phones, and Farewells: The Reshaping of Telecom's Landscape

Analysts Don Kellogg and Roger Entner unpack the week’s top telecom stories, including a leadership shakeup at Charter, accelerating rural consolidation, and the strategic void left by 5G Americas' dissolution.

00:00 Episode intro

00:25 Charter announces Nick Jeffery as COO

02:46 Rural ISP consolidation accelerates

04:38 5G Americas announces cessation of operations

07:58 Effects on the analyst community

09:01 Episode wrap-up

Tags: telecom, telecommunications, wireless, prepaid, postpaid, cellular phone, Don Kellogg, Roger Entner, Charter, Frontier, Verizon, Vodafone, fiber, cable, Nick Jeffery, Chris Winfrey, rural, Metro Connect, FWA, 5G Americas, AT&T, T-Mobile, Neville Ray, Sprint, Chris Pearson, vendors

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The Week with Roger
An Analysts Perspective on Telecom
Each week, join Roger Entner and the Recon Analytics team for an analysts perspective on the world of telecom.