In November, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Brendan Carr as the new chairman of the FCC. A Republican currently serving on the Commission, Carr will aim to redirect the FCC’s focus toward broadband expansion — especially in rural areas, streamlined infrastructure development...
The ongoing fallout from the Salt Typhoon cyber attack on U.S. telcos may result in new requirements around network security plans
In the wake of the Salt Typhoon cyber attack that penetrated more than half a dozen U.S. telecom networks, the FCC is taking a...
Only exclusive licensing of additional mid-band spectrum for full-power use can provide sufficient radio propagation and received-signal strength to deliver the increased cellular data capacity required across entire national networks. Alternatives, including low-power unlicensed, medium-power shared and millimeter wave spectrum that require extensive network...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a circuit court ruling which held that the Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional.
The U.S. Solicitor General asked SCOTUS to review a Fifth Circuit Court decision from earlier...
There is “renewed enthusiasm” for cellular 4G and 5G networks in private and shared CBRS spectrum in the US, says SNS Telecom & IT. The firm reckons annual investments in 4G/LTE and 5G NR-based systems will grow at a compound annual rate (CAGR) of...
Carr wrote a chapter in Project 2025 that outlined priorities for the FCC
Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, is the incoming Trump administration's pick to run the FCC.
Carr, 45, has focused on telecom workforce needs during his tenure at the...
At the 13th Americas Spectrum Management Conference, Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez acknowledged a fundamental truth about our current spectrum landscape: “In today’s spectrum reality, shared spectrum has to be part of the discussion.” Simply put, no more greenfield spectrum is available, so we must prioritize...
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FCC assigns spectrum...
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The telecom pie...
Q Link Wireless of Dania Beach, Florida and its CEO, Issa Asad, have both pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal Lifeline program that provides discounted connectivity services to low-income people, in a scheme that stole more than $100 million from the program over about...
As the Federal Communications Commission considers T-Mobile US' proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of UScellular, the latter company's executives recently sat down with FCC representatives to make the case in favor of the merger.
The picture they painted was of the largest remaining regional mobile...
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Smithsonian honors 75th...
As $42.5 billion in federal funding makes it way to the states to be translated into infrastructure deployment projects, Ookla recently assessed how the 50 U.S. states stand in terms of delivery of broadband speeds.
Ookla examined its Speedtest data for broadband services in terms...
Network operators are racing to restore connectivity across five Southeastern states devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Cellular networks across the Appalachian Mountains were taken out by the storm, which blew ashore in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane and then barreled northward, dumping feet of rain,...
Continuing its network convergence strategy, AT&T sees “a long-term, multi-decade play’
Speaking last week at the Goldman Sachs Communicopia and Technology Conference, AT&T CEO John Stankey blasted domestic policy around the auctioning and allocation of wireless spectrum. Speaking generally about the dynamics of mobile service...
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Ahead of 5G,...
The Federal Communications Commission plans to "reignite" the $9 billion Rural 5G Fund, moving forward with new rules for the program, which has been languishing since 2020.
According to the FCC's National Broadband Map, more than 14 million homes and businesses nationwide lack access...
Itron's testing will use leased low-band spectrum plus base stations from four vendors
Utility metering giant Itron has gotten the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission to test private cellular in low-band spectrum to support advanced metering.
In its description of the project, as part of...
The Federal Communications Commission has announced two settlements with telecom service providers in regards to network outages during 2023.
AT&T will pay nearly a million dollars as part of its settlement. In addition to the $950,000 fine for the network outage on August 22,...
Settlement includes "historic" compliance plan, FCC says
The Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau has come to a settlement with Lingo Telecom, the voice service provider that transmitted political robocalls to New Hampshire voters that included "deepfake", artificial intelligence-generated audio that impersonated President Joe Biden and...
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Mobile, social media...
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing that the agency open an inquiry on "ways to ensure that consumers have appropriate and efficient access to customer service resources" when it comes to phone, cable and broadband services.
The proposal, which would have to...
The Federal Communications Commission is asking for input on how it should define the types of robocalls and texts that would be considered "AI-generated", as well as proposing new rules governing them.
In line with similar, previous actions, the FCC is looking at having...
Roughly 30% of sites are impacted in six south Texas counties; carriers focus on refueling generators at hundreds of sites
As mobile network operators work to restore service in the wake of Hurricane Beryl's strike upon southeastern Texas, the Federal Communications Commission says that roughly...
