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Verizon girds network in the face of coronavirus, AT&T suspends data caps

March 13, 2020

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Verizon is gearing up for the impact of the coronavirus, which includes more telecommuting and online learning, by increasing its capital guidance range.

In order to speed up its 5G deployment and to help support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, Verizon announced on Thursday that it has increased its capital guidance range from $17 billion-$17.5 billion to $17.5 billion-$18 billion in 2020.

Despite an increasing number of businesses, schools and other organizations asking students and employees to work from home, Verizon said it hasn’t seen a measurable increase of data usage since the emergence of the coronavirus.

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