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Failure to fund the FCC rip-and-replace program fully will lead to service shutdowns: Letter to Congress The Competitive Carriers Association and seven other organizations are calling upon Congress to fully fund the costs associated with removing and replacing the equipment from foreign vendors which has...

FCC cuts off Universal Service Fund money to buy and maintain US networks that use Chinese kit It's been a long time coming but, despite the protracted journey, reaching the destination still stings for the small and rural domestic mobile network operators that use network...

Network operators told the FCC that voice has emerged as the "new killer app" In a call this week, wireless and wireline providers told Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai that fixed network traffic is up between 20-35%  across their networks, while cellular network traffic...

  A U.S. House panel has unveiled bipartisan legislation that would authorize $1 billion for small and rural wireless providers to remove network equipment acquired from vendors including Huawei Technologies and ZTE, which lawmakers believe could pose national security risks. In a statement, leaders of the...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai framed approval of the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US as a "critical" part of the agency's efforts to promote 5G deployment in mid-band spectrum and that he hopes a recently filed lawsuit fails to block the...

Mobility Fund II challenge period extended through Nov. 26 The Federal Communications Commission has officially given rural wireless operators additional time to file challenges to the FCC's current mobile network coverage maps. Challengers can now submit data through November 26. Those maps will determine where up...

RWA asks FCC to investigate Verizon's coverage claims for Mobility Fund II purposes The Rural Wireless Association is asking the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Verizon's coverage claims, which will influence rural areas' eligibility for Mobility Fund II funds. In particular, RWA claims that Verizon...

Spectrum auctions, net neutrality and show expansion ATLANTA – RCR Wireless News caught up with Competitive Carriers Association President and CEO Steve Berry on the show floor of this week’s Global Expo event in Atlanta. Berry touched on a number of topics impacting the organization...