U.S. telecom giant AT&T Inc. is allowing subscribers to pay their bills with bitcoin or bitcoin cash.
The May 23 announcement marks the first time a U.S. carrier will accept virtual currency payments, according to a news release. The company is enabling the service through a partnership with BitPay, a major virtual currency payments company.
“We have customers who use cryptocurrency, and we are happy we can offer them a way to pay their bills with the method they prefer,” Kevin McDorman, AT&T’s vice president for finance business operations, said in the release.
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