National Telecommunications and Information Webinar Focuses on Broadband Boost to Local Economies

November 19, 2020 – While the business case for rural broadband has been debated, panelists at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s monthly webinar on Wednesday...

Breakfast Media Minute: November 19, 2020

FCC’s Ruling Modernizing the 5.9 GigaHertz Band for Commercial Use Met With Unanimous Support

November 19, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday repurposed 45 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.9 GigaHertz (GHz) band for unlicensed operations, stating the...

New Anti-Robocall Tools, House Passes 3 Tech Bills, Senate Commerce Clears Others, Is Open RAN Facilitating Protectionism?

New Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority Policies mitigate robocalls, Pallone and Doyle praise the passage of bills that will strengthen the communications network, O-RAN facilitating protectionism...

Breakfast Media Minute: November 18, 2020

Joe Biden’s Federal Communications Transition Team, C-Spire Expands, Elliott Management and AT&T

Four Federal Communications Commission veterans, including former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, have been appointed to President-elect Joe Biden’s FCC transition team, which was announced on Monday. See...

Breakfast Media Minute: November 17, 2020

Facebook and Austrian Censorship, Qualcomm Sells 4G Chips to Huawei, Giving Artificial Intelligence Legal Rights

A ruling by the high court in Austria, in line with local defamation policy, ordered Facebook to remove a post insulting a former Green Party leader,...

5G Stands to Impact Industry Before Consumers, Says Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg

November 16, 2020 — “5G has capabilities that are far beyond being only for consumers,” said Hans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon. “5G offers eight additional capabilities, some...

Breakfast Media Minute: November 16, 2020