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iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Nov 1 and Nov 8

This interim Brief looks at iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max availability…

By Jim Patterson • November 9, 2025

Apple, AT&T, iphone 17 pro, iphone 17 pro max, T-Mobile, Verizon

Interim Brief

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Nov 7)

This interim Brief looks at changes to equity market caps for the last one…

By Jim Patterson • November 8, 2025

AT&T, Internet, telecom, Value shifts, Verizon

Interim Brief

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 25 and Nov 1

This interim Brief tracks the availability/ backlog of the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone…

By Jim Patterson • November 2, 2025

iphone 17 pro, iphone 17 pro max, Verizon

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Verizon’s Dilemma

This Brief looks at the challenges facing Verizon as incoming CEO Dan Schulman takes…

By Jim Patterson • November 2, 2025

Earnings, infrastructure, T-Mobile, Verizon

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iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 18 and October 25

This interim Brief addresses iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max backlogs over the last…

By Jim Patterson • October 26, 2025

Apple, iphone 17 pro, iphone 17 pro max, T-Mobile, Verizon

Interim Brief

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Oct 24)

This interim Brief tracks the performance of ten stocks and also looks at corresponding…

By Jim Patterson • October 26, 2025

AT&T, fab five, hyperscalers, infrastructure, T-Mobile, Telco Top Five

Interim Brief

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 11 and October 18

This interim Brief looks at iPhone availability for iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17…

By Jim Patterson • October 19, 2025

Apple, AT&T, iphone 17 pro, iphone 17 pro max, T-Mobile, Verizon

TSB

A Trio of CEO Changes

This Brief looks at the challenges facing T-Mobile, Comcast and Verizon as they undergo…

By Jim Patterson • October 19, 2025

Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Comcast, iPhone, T-Mobile

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Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Oct 10)

This interim Brief looks at value changes over the last two weeks. We also…

By Jim Patterson • October 13, 2025

Dan Schulman, FabFive, Hans Vestberg, Telco Top Five, Verizon

Interim Brief

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 4 and October 11

This Interim Brief analyzes changes in iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max…

By Jim Patterson • October 12, 2025

AT&T, iphone 17 pro, iphone 17 pro max, T-Mobile, Verizon

Interim Brief

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Sept 27 and October 4

This analysis looks at backlogged iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max levels…

By Jim Patterson • October 5, 2025

AT&T, iphone 17 pro, iphone 17 pro max, T-Mobile, Verizon

TSB

3Q Earnings Preview – What They Said (Part 1)

This article tackles comments by AT&T CEO John Stankey, the succession of Mike Sievert,…

By Jim Patterson • October 5, 2025

AT&T, broadband, Charter, Internet, Mike Sievert, Srini Gopalan, T-Mobile, telecom

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iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Sept 20 and 27

This is the first edition of the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max availability…

By Jim Patterson • September 28, 2025

AT&T, iphone 17, iphone 17 pro, iphone 17 pro max, T-Mobile, Verizon

Interim Brief

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Sept 26)

This interim Brief looks at one-and two-week capitalization gains and losses for ten stocks.…

By Jim Patterson • September 27, 2025

broadband, fab five, Internet, T-Mobile, Technology, Telco Top Five, telecom

Interim Brief

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Sept 12)

This interim Brief analyzes changes in market capitalization over the last one and two=week…

By Jim Patterson • September 13, 2025

Apple, AT&T, CPI, fab five, Internet, T-Mobile, Telco Top Five, Valuation

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iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Nov 1 and Nov 8

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Nov 7)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 25 and Nov 1

Verizon’s Dilemma

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 18 and October 25

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Oct 24)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 11 and October 18

A Trio of CEO Changes

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Oct 10)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 4 and October 11

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Sept 27 and October 4

3Q Earnings Preview – What They Said (Part 1)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Sept 20 and 27

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Sept 26)

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Sept 12)

Apple’s Moment

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iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Nov 1 and Nov 8

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Nov 7)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 25 and Nov 1

Verizon’s Dilemma

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 18 and October 25

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Oct 24)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 11 and October 18

A Trio of CEO Changes

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Oct 10)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Oct 4 and October 11

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Sept 27 and October 4

3Q Earnings Preview – What They Said (Part 1)

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max Availability: Sept 20 and 27

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Sept 26)

Value Creation – Long-term charts, Fab Five vs. Telco Top Five (Sept 12)

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