Cybersecurity
FCC Votes to Block Chinese Labs from Testing U.S. Equipment
The agency also alleged a Lifeline provider fraudulently enrolled deceased subscribers
Jake Neenan
Reporter Jake Neenan covers a range of broadband and telecom issues. He follows federal policymaking at the FCC and NTIA, spectrum allocation, infrastructure spending, and satellite connectivity.
Spectrum
FCC Clears Slate of Spectrum Items, Including Proposal to Expand Direct-to-Device
The agency didn’t act on a request from SpaceX to consider satellite service in spectrum targeted by the NextNav petition
Spectrum
DOJ Asks Judge to Toss Ligado Takings Case
The case centers on whether the government has to pay FCC license holders for seizing their airwaves
Earnings
T-Mobile Posts ‘Industry Leading’ Fixed Wireless, Postpaid Phone Adds
Deutsche Telekom reportedly backed off plans to merge with the company for the time being
Digital Inclusion
NTIA ‘On Track’ for December Digital Equity Funding Round
The Trump administration had canceled funding under the Digital Equity Act last year
Earnings
Shentel Posts Record Fiber Additions Again
The company said it expects ARPU to be ‘flat or slightly rising’ in 2027
Wireless
Tower Companies Own Thousands of Abandoned Dish Radios
Analysts have speculated SpaceX might be interested in buying the gear
mergers
FCC Clears Amazon-Globalstar Deal
Privacy
Judges Probe Bounds of Congressional Review Act
A full panel of Sixth Circuit judges reheard arguments on whether 2023 FCC data breach rules were blocked by the law
Spectrum
Wireless Carriers Opposed to FCC Plan for Direct-to-Device in 5G Bands
T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr last week to argue against satellite use in two prime bands
Satellite
Analysts Mull SpaceX’s Reported Interest in 80,000 Tower Leases
The company could be bluffing to secure an MVNO, or aiming to build a solution for autonomous vehicles and robotics, analysts said
Earnings
Verizon to Offer Faster Fixed Wireless in Urban Areas
The company also signed a $2 billion fiber deal with AWS, and again downplayed the threat of competition from SpaceX
Spectrum
Citizens Broadband Radio Users Depend on Free Tier, New America Says
Proponents of the CBRS band fear disruption from increased power levels or an auction
Spectrum
NTIA on Track to Finish Spectrum Study by December
The agency expects the FCC to propose auction rules ‘pretty quickly’ after that
USF
Court Finds FCC’s Broadband Funding Vehicle Violates a 1945 Federal Law
The agency violated the Government Corporation Control Act when it created the Universal Service Fund’s administrator, judges ruled
Cybersecurity
Router Maker TP-Link Proposing $1 Billion Investment in U.S. Manufacturing
The company said lawsuits over its China ties were attempts to block its request for a waiver from the Trump administration’s foreign router ban
