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Analyst
Jonathan Chaplin
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2025 Q2 (3 quarters).
- Questions
- 17on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 0%none of 17 questions
- Companies
- 6questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 3with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 17 of 17 questions from 6 companies
TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.5 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 5 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q2
I'm wondering if you can give us an update on how many locations you pass in the Metronet and Lumos markets
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Srini framed 12M FWA as equivalent to 30M fiber homes at 40% utilization plus 12-15M actual fiber homes for 40-45M equivalent; specific Metronet numbers deferred to post-close.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Is it a matter of sort of building fiber in markets that don't have fiber today
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Mike said high-penetration areas offer less friction while low-penetration areas offer more upside; Peter added the intention is to be first to fiber in most markets.
Calendar 2024 Q4
Should we be thinking about 400 again this year for fixed wireless access
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Mike declined a formal fixed wireless guide but signaled satisfaction with recent 400+ quarterly pace and consistency of execution.
there is an opportunity to monetize that or if that sort of fits into the more value for the same price construct
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Mike outlined three monetization paths: premium plan upselling, share-taking differentiation, and a la carte sales for customers on lower-tier plans.
the impact that you're seeing on network traffic from AI at the moment, how you think that evolves
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Mike reframed AI as a showcase for T-Mobile's capacity advantage rather than a constraint; speeds show massively superior capacity per customer vs peers.
ECHOEchoStar Corporation4 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 4 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q1
Can you provide color on LEO aspirations, how many satellites have launched, and whether direct device communications are planned?
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Hamid clarified the existing Lyra LEO system is IoT/narrow band, not D2D. He said the company has done messaging to devices in Europe for years via S-band. He positioned 2028 efforts by competitors as potentially regional with restrictions.
Would EchoStar pursue LEO with its own constellation or through partnerships?
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Hamid emphasized self-sufficiency but left the door open to accepting components from partners if they improve the business case.
Calendar 2024 Q4
is do you need to launch do you need to use a LEO satellite to really do direct device effectively or rather a LEO constellation?
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Hamid confirmed LEO is needed for broadband D2D but said they would use partners for manufacturing while bringing critical in-house technology.
I'm wondering if you can give us a sense of how the enterprise and wholesale sale revenue line is progressing
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Hamid highlighted Hughes' Gartner leader position and DOD contracts but declined to share specific enterprise revenue projections.
CHTRCharter Communications3 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q1
when we look at our recon analytics data on NPS, it looks like there's a steady improvement since September.
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Chris confirmed early tenure retention improved post-September launch, NPS trending up. When asked directly if improvements can drive positive broadband subscriber growth, Chris answered definitively: 'I do.'
Calendar 2024 Q4
I assume that 35% ultimately goes to 100% at 1.8 over time. The assumption is that all happens within business as usual CapEx of less than $8 billion.
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Chris confirmed future 1.8 GHz upgrades fit within sub-$8B run-rate CapEx by reallocating node split spending.
remind us what the end status for the network upgrade in terms of -- I think it's 100% of the footprint will have a high split
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Jessica and Chris provided detailed breakdown of network upgrade plans (15%/50%/35% split unchanged) and explained line extension reduction from pulled-back commercial build and sluggish housing.
CMCSAComcast3 questions · 2 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q1
in your project Genesys markets to what extent you're seeing benefits in terms of stronger gross adds
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Dave acknowledged no specific Genesis churn benefits yet; said the go-to-market changes addressing pricing transparency and simplicity will drive benefits.
Calendar 2024 Q4
the MVNO contract could be up for renewal this year. I'm wondering if you could give us some context
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Dave deflected on MVNO details, saying no new news. Mike added they are now a sizable partner which changes the dynamic.
could help pull apart how much of that growth came from ARPU growth in wireless versus equipment revenue
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Jason confirmed wireless service revenue growth was in the mid-teens range, consistent with overall wireless revenue growth.
CCICrown Castle1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q1
Can you give us sort of any quantification around the magnitude of opportunity there?
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CEO declined to quantify shared cost reductions or specify buyback timing/method, saying it's too early and will depend on market conditions at close.
SBACSBA Communications1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
Calendar 2025 Q1
I think in the past, Brendan, you said that the 2.5 gigahertz and 3.5 gigahertz spectrum that the carriers have deployed on their sites is sort of 55% to 65%
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About 60% of incumbent carrier leases on SBA sites have been upgraded for mid-band spectrum, leaving 40% still to come. T-Mobile further ahead due to earlier 2.5GHz deployment.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. | 5 | 0%none of 5 questions |
| ECHO EchoStar Corporation | 4 | 0%none of 4 questions |
| CHTR Charter Communications | 3 | 0%none of 3 questions |
| CMCSA Comcast | 3 | 0%none of 3 questions |
| CCI Crown Castle | 1 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
| SBAC SBA Communications | 1 | —Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions |
- TMUST-Mobile US, Inc. · 5 questions0%none of 5 questions
- ECHOEchoStar Corporation · 4 questions0%none of 4 questions
- CHTRCharter Communications · 3 questions0%none of 3 questions
- CMCSAComcast · 3 questions0%none of 3 questions
- CCICrown Castle · 1 question—rate withheld: under 3 questions
- SBACSBA Communications · 1 question—rate withheld: under 3 questions
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 9 | 0%none of 9 questions | 4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions | 6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1 | 0%none of 1 question | 1 |
- 2024 Q49 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 9 questions) · 4 companies
- 2025 Q17 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 7 questions) · 6 companies
- 2025 Q21 question · challenge rate 0% (none of 1 question) · 1 company
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Competitive Dynamics6
- Capex Investment6
- Subscriber Growth4
- Innovation & R&D4
- Capital Allocation2
- Revenue Growth2
- Pricing2
- M&A1
- Margin1
- Demand1
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- Geographic Expansion1
- Cost Pressure1
- Product Launch1