Policy

Frontier Communications will spend $160 million to settle a dispute with the state of West Virginia regarding allegations of false advertising and poor broadband performance. In a document produced by …

Winning spectrum bidders to be announced in March The Spanish government postponed plans to award mobile spectrum in the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands to January 2016, according to …

FCC grants T-Mobile US permission to sell spectrum to Verizon The Federal Communications Commission rejected a complaint by SiriusXM claiming T-Mobile US was responsible for solving interference issues near its …

Democrat FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel now awaits full Senate vote on new term Jessica Rosenworcel won unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for reappointment to the Federal …

The UK regulator said spectrum auction will wait for the implications of the Three-O2 merger U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom decided to postpone its planned spectrum auction for licenses in the 2.3 GHz …

Wireless infrastructure is part of Hillary Clinton’s $275 billion dollar plan to invest public funds in key sectors of the American economy. The leading Democrat in the Presidential race said …

Are LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi really pitted against one another from a technological perspective, or has the debate been hijacked by parties protecting business interests? Depending on who you ask, LTE-U …

Pakistani government wanted BlackBerry to share data generated by enterprise clients Canadian company BlackBerry plans on leaving the Pakistan market following a disagreement with the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority regarding access …

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon expected to make up majority of auction’s $35B haul; wild cards include Google, Softbank Analysts are still trying to parse out expected bidding plans for participants …

FCC looks to change rules governing the Wireless Emergency Alert system WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission held its monthly open meeting on Nov. 19. The meeting was brief and without …

WASHINGTON – Federal Chief Information Officer: “We are facing a crisis …” The U.S. government, despite commanding a $3.8 trillion budget, is lagging behind many other developed countries in IT …

Japanese telco announced a contract with Smart Communications Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo announced it will provide mobile network consulting services to overseas mobile operators. Starting Nov. 23, the Japanese operator …

FCC Chairman Wheeler said T-Mobile Binge On service ‘highly innovative and highly competitive’ The T-Mobile Binge On program appears to have received the cautious approval of Federal Communications Commission Chairman …

Washington, Nebraska, New York, Illinois and Missouri have the highest wireless tax rates Research group the Tax Foundation, in a new report, found that the average wireless consumer in the U.S. …

The National Association of Broadcasters is asking the Federal Communications Commission to extend its 39-month spectrum repacking deadline for up to 1,200 TV stations after next year’s TV spectrum incentive …

David Cameron announces ‘universal service obligation’ to push broadband access As the world becomes increasingly connected, broadband access has evolved from being something that’s nice to have to something’s that’s …

Broadband could be bond-financed, run by nonprofits, result from public-private partnerships or compel big ISPs to offer better services in rural areas WASHINGTON – On Nov. 3, voters went to …

FCC fines Cox for 2014 data breach orchestrated by ‘Lizard Squad’ hacker group Cox Communications agreed to pay a $595,000 fine to the Federal Communications Commission tied to a 2014 …

GSMA estimates the industry will need up to 800 megahertz of additional spectrum by 2020 The use of additional “C-band” spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 4.2 GHz bands for …

T-Mobile US claims Dish’s abuse of bidding process deserves punishment You can officially count T-Mobile US as a fan of Dish Network not being allowed to participate in the planned re-auction …

Don’t buy spectrum, share the 3.5 GHz band DALLAS, Texas – Google’s principal wireless architect, Preston Marshall, on Monday laid out the benefits of sharing, not buying, access to the …

Fake cell towers, aka stingrays, back in the news Devices that mimic cell towers, called stingrays and are essentially fake cell towers, are back in the news this week as …

CMA doesn’t think BT/EE deal will hurt competition in mobile sector The U.K.’s competition and consumer authority, CMA, has provisionally cleared BT’s anticipated acquisition of mobile operator EE. After looking …

WASHINGTON – The nation’s capital was abuzz following news that the GOP-led Congress and White House had reached a wide-ranging budget compromise that will set federal spending levels for the rest of …

UK regulator Ofcom plans spectrum auction in early 2016 to bolster LTE, lay groundwork for 5G U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said it plans to conduct a spectrum auction early next …