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The changes would expand access by changing up the aggregate interference model used to determine sharing Changes are coming to the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service band at 3.5 GHz, …

The new Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) sets a common regulatory and legal framework for the development and application of AI in the European Union (EU). It was proposed by …

EchoStar, which merged with Dish, wants a national spectrum screen of 25% Every other year, the Federal Communications Commission asks for input on the state of competition in the domestic …

There have been ‘great strides’ in closing the digital divide, NTIA says, but wide variations in who is connected remain The numbers of United States internet users increased by about …

Paris is the smartest (capital) city in Europe, apparently. So says smart cities new research by Swedish real-estate tech firm ProptechOS, which has evaluated 23 European capitals on a number …

Whatever happened to the concept of ‘smart cities’? We used to write about them all the time, but the whole discipline seems to have splintered in recent years into a …

Americans received more than 16 billion political calls in Q1 2024 Over the first three months of 2024, Americans received more than 16 billion political robocalls. The unwanted calls, which …

C-CIST classification identifies an international robocalling group dubbed ‘Royal Tiger’ as a consumer threat For the first time, the Federal Communications Commission is designating a persistent international calling fraudster ring …

‘We are in the midst of a global battle over the future of wireless networks,’ said Commerce Assistant Secretary Alan Davidson WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. global competitiveness, the ongoing lack of spectrum …

The FCC now estimates that $4.98 billion is needed to fund rip-and-replace efforts The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week asked for more funding to support communications providers’ “rip-and-replace” projects …

The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Microsoft are stealing copyrighted articles without permission and without payment Eight daily newspapers, including The New York Daily News and The Chicago Tribune, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI …

FCC fines the three major carriers $200 million The Federal Communications Commission has levied fines of $200 million against the three national operators, saying that AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon …

The impacts on monetizing 5G network slicing remain to be seen The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to reinstate Obama-era Title II telecommunications regulation of broadband services, also …

The order has dealt a blow to U.S. semiconductor firms Intel and AMD According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have told …

As 2024 progresses, the momentum behind mmWave fixed wireless access (FWA) technology shows no signs of slowing down. 2023 witnessed several milestones proving mmWave’s potential to deliver faster data speeds, …

‘All the greenfield is gone’: Federal government wants a 12-18 month push with industry, academia to develop cutting-edge sharing tech The Department of Defense and NTIA are spearheading a dynamic …

Draft rules decline to broadly classify network slicing technology The draft net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission will vote on later this month, don’t take a position on …

Vote will take place on April 25 The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote—again—on net neutrality regulations. The reinstatement of the Title II regulation of broadband internet access service …

Apple is not ‘making its own products better,’ says Attorney General Merrick Garland, but ‘other products worse’ The U.S. Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general have …

According to the FCC’s new broadband coverage map, more than 14 million homes and businesses lack mobile 5G coverage This week, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel urged the agency …

The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved a new rules framework on satellite-based, cellular communications directly to end-user devices—or “supplemental coverage from space” (SCS). The new rules provide guidance to …

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the implementation plan for the Biden administration’s National Spectrum Strategy, which aims to kick off working groups on three candidate bands this …

New bill requires at least 1,250 megahertz of spectrum between 1.3-13.2 GHz be auctioned for full-power, licensed commercial use It has been slightly more than a year since the auction …

Setting the stage for standard-power use of the unlicensed 6 GHz band, the Federal Communications Commission has officially approved seven applicants for automated frequency coordination (AFC) systems. Systems from Qualcomm, …

Projects in Vermont and New York include factory refurbishment The Biden administration has announced $1.5 billion in potential funding to support multiple semiconductor manufacturing projects in New York and Vermont. …