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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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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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 …

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 …

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 …

CBRS’ continued evolution likely to set the roadmap for sharing in other bands The Citizens Broadband Radio Service’s three-tiered spectrum-sharing framework has essentially set the current standard for an automated …

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, …

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 …

A new NPRM from the FCC will propose bringing rules on test lab certification in line with federal law on secure networks The Federal Communications Commission will vote at its …

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 …

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 …

Tampa Electric (TECO) has applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US for a six-month Special Temporary Authority (STA) license in the 936.5-939.5 MHz spectrum band, running to …

The interest in cellular non-terrestrial network technology and the business opportunity is reflected in the amount of activity in the space in recent years, as 3GPP 5G standards work has …

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 …

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 …

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