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California’s research network connects science and community

An interview with CENIC CEO Louis Fox reveals the interconnectedness and importance of broadband and wireless to researchers and community at large. CENIC — the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California — wants to connect the state of California into one giant wireless mesh network. With...

FCC approves 220 bidders for CAF II auction

CAF II auction will begin July 24 and award nearly $2 billion over 10 years The Federal Communications Commission has approved 220 bidders to participate in the upcoming Connect American Fund II auction, aimed at expanding rural connectivity by awarding up to $1.98 billion over...

Telstra starts deployments of satellite-based small cells in Australia

Telstra said its new offering will allow customers in remote areas to have access to mobile coverage Australian telco Telstra has launched a new small cell offering targeting remote areas in the country. The new solution, dubbed the Telstra 4GX-lite mobile satellite small cell, will allow...

David vs. Goliath: Rural ISPs fight CBRS rule changes

If FCC changes rules, rural fixed wireless service providers say they would be priced out of CBRS spectrum Only on the job for a month, and already Claude Aiken is playing David to mobile carriers' Goliath.  Aiken, who became the president and CEO of the...

T-Mobile US will pay $40 million for rural call failures, false rings

T-Mobile US will pay a $40 million fine and admit fault in a settlement involving failure to complete rural calls while inserting illegal false rings so that it appeared to consumers that the calls were going through. The settlement is the result of a Federal...

T-Mobile US asks FCC for OK to buy 700 MHz licenses for rural coverage

New licenses would support T-Mobile LTE coverage in parts of Wyoming and Idaho In it's continuing effort to boost rural coverage, T-Mobile US is asking for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to give its consent to a proposed purchased of 700 MHz licenses from Silver...

T-Mobile US expands in Iowa with iWireless purchase

T-Mobile US picks up remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless T-Mobile US is expanding its footprint in the Midwest by buying out the remaining interest in regional carrier Iowa Wireless. iWireless, as it's called, was founded in 1997 and is a partnership between T-Mobile...