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Eligible recipients now can get LTE, 5G or fiber connections through the new program  Verizon has announced an expansion of free broadband connectivity services for low-income households. The company’s new Verizon Forward …

Amid renewed conversations around the re-authorization of the Federal Communications Commission’s auction authority for spectrum and what a new spectrum pipeline might look like, the Aspen Institute brought together government …

The FCC noted that these firms are forced to comply with Chinese regulations and could pose an unacceptable risk to national security The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added …

Ligado Networks has cancelled plans to begin a 5G trial network that would have operated in northern Virginia and was expected to begin operations shortly. Ligado had planned to begin …

The FCC education funding will support more than 300 schools, 25 libraries and two consortia Roughly 170,000 students across the U.S. will benefit from the more than $81 million in …

Congress is considering landmark data privacy legislation Federal agencies are putting both carriers and data brokers on notice that they are looking more closely at companies’ use and sale of …

Consumers can now file privacy-related concerns or complaints with the FCC The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new investigation into how mobile network operators use subscribers’ geolocation data. Chairwoman …

Competitors are still bidding over who wins a single license in Guam Guam is turning out to be an unexpected gem for the 2.5 GHz auction, with competition for licenses …

Auction bids are approaching $420 million The Federal Communications Commission is speeding up bidding in the ongoing 2.5 GHz auction, nudging it to a quicker conclusion by upping the number …

Carr, the senior Republican on the FCC, claims that the agency exceeded its authority in denying RDOF funds to Starlink FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is criticizing the Federal Communications Commission’s …

Amazon Prime Air has received permission from the Federal Communications Commission for drone testing over the next two years, using millimeter-wave spectrum. The company, which plans to launch drone delivery …

In 2020, the FCC approved usage of the 900 MHz band in the U.S. for private LTE and 5G networking by energy companies, in response to a long-standing request by …

Starlink had won projects worth nearly $900 million; LTD was the biggest winning bidder in the RDOF auction Starlink and LTE Broadband have lost federal subsidies worth more than $2 …

FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel coined the term ‘homework gap’ in 2012 to describe the difficulty millions of students have when completing online school assignments The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week …

The ten most dreaded words in the English language: “We are trying to reach you about your vehicle warranty.” But the Federal Communications Commission says it has identified the people …

US public LoRaWAN operator Senet has struck a deal with IoT network and analytics software outfit Iota Communications (IotaComm) to deliver LoRaWAN connectivity and IoT solutions in both 915 MHz …

This is article is taken from a recent editorial report on Industrial 5G Innovation – From Setting Standard to Becoming Standard; the previous instalment in this serialised version of the …

A customer with disabilities filed a complaint with the FCC, alleging that the Verizon Premium Visual Voicemail violated accessibility rules Last week, The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau proposed …

There is bipartisan support at the Federal Communications Commission for making voluntary rules around network resiliency into enforceable ones. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is circulating new draft rules that are …

Dish Wireless confirmed Wednesday that its 5G greenfield network now reaches 20% of the U.S. population, meeting an FCC-imposed deadline.

The Federal Communications Commission is considering modifying the rules for one of its high-cost rural broadband deployment programs to support 100/20 Mbps service. The agency has opened public comment on …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized nearly $200 million from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund for broadband deployments in 26 states and the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory. The …

The Federal Communications Commission has formally begun a proceeding to gather information about wireless receiver performance, and how it might encourage better performance in wireless receivers—an effort that has bipartisan …