Wireless Carriers T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Broadband-Internet Providers Comcast, Charter Compete for Customers

A sign in front of an AT&T retail store in San Rafael, Calif., on May 17, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

U.S. wireless carriers and broadband-internet providers are fighting to win customers from each other, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Wireless carriers exploited the excess capacity on next-generation networks to win traditional broadband-internet users, while cable companies retaliated with new and cheaper cellphone plans.