AT&T Launches 5G Wireless Home Internet, Catching Up to Rivals

  • Phone giant trails its mobile peers in this key growth area
  • Service uses surplus capacity to target copper-line customers
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AT&T Inc. is launching a new wireless home internet service, catching up to its rivals in one of the few promising areas where mobile carriers are putting high-capacity 5G networks to use.

Internet Air will be offered for for $55 a month in parts of 16 cities including Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, AT&T announced Tuesday.