Fiber Optic Telecommunications Networks: AT&T Has A New Smartphone Payment Plan That Will Let You Upgrade Once A Year, But Is It A Good Deal?

James F. Booth

For more than 25 years, James Booth has provided consulting and legal services to telecommunications carriers and to enterprise companies that manage their own telecommunications networks. Since June of 2009 he has also served as General Counsel of Spread Networks, LLC, which is the industry leader in the construction and operation of low latency high speed networks. Before joining Spread he was General Counsel for OnFiber Communications, a competitive telecommunications provider, and was the sole attorney for Qwest Communications International in support of its construction of an 18,800 mile fiber optic network spanning the United States. Earlier he was lead counsel for U S WEST in its wireless and cable television ventures in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

AT&T Has A New Smartphone Payment Plan That Will Let You Upgrade Once A Year, But Is It A Good Deal?

AT&T announced tonight a new plan that will let customers upgrade to a new smartphone once every year. It's called AT&T Next, and it's very similar to the "Jump" trade-in program rival carrier T-Mobile announced last week. Here's how it works: New AT&T customers and those eligible for an upgrade can sign up for Next. You get a new smartphone or tablet for $0 down, but you have to agree to pay a monthly fee for the device. http://www.businessinsider.com/att-next-2013-7