MCN Newswire: House Republican Asks Pai to Delay Net-Neutrality Vote; Comcast Adds Novel 'Find My Phone' Feature; Verizon Teaming With Ericsson on 5G Rollout
WHY THIS MATTERS:Breaking from the party ranks, the Republican legislator said in a letter Tuesday to FCC chair Ajit Pai that he was "concerned" rolling back the net-neutrality rules would have "significant unanticipated negative consequences."
WHY THIS MATTERS:Adding a novel feature to its new Xfinity Mobile service, Comcast said those customers can now use their X1 voice remotes to locate lost smartphones.
WHY THIS MATTERS:The selection comes soon after Verizon announced it would launch 5G-based residential broadband service covering about 30 million homes in as many as five markets during the second half of next year.