Wireless
Ninth Circuit Upholds Most of FCC Effort to Ease Wireless Permits
Judges invalidated the agency's definition of 'concealment elements.'
Jake Neenan
Reporter Jake Neenan, who covers broadband infrastructure and broadband funding, is a recent graduate of the Columbia Journalism School. Previously he reported on state prison conditions in New York.
Wireless
T-Mobile: Unlocking Phones After 60 Days a ‘Major Question’
The FCC proposed a phone unlocking mandate in July.
5G Wireless
T-Mobile, UScellular Pitch Merger to FCC
The companies said the cable industry's mobile offerings mitigate lost competition in UScellular's footprint.
Second Circuit
Cable, Chamber of Commerce Ask SCOTUS to Toss N.Y. Broadband Law
Industry groups asked SCOTUS to strike down the Affordable Broadband Act – but only after net neutrality is sorted out.
Labor Department
Strike Ends at AT&T Southeast
Union members will vote on tentative contracts with AT&T Southeast and AT&T West.
900 MHz
NextNav Defends 900 MHz Proposal Amid Wide Opposition
The company asked the FCC to consider its plan to operate a GPS backup. Opponents worry about interference.
Net Neutrality
Major Questions Does Not Apply to Net Neutrality: FCC
The agency said ISPs Function like DoorDash or GrubHub.
Labor Department
CWA Leadership Authorizes Strike at AT&T West
More than 17,000 additional CWA workers are stiking against AT&T Southeast.
BEAD
Charter CEO Warming up to BEAD
He said the company is 'excited about BEAD in the right circumstances.'
USF
Rep. Latta: USF Working Group Still not in Agreement After Fifth Circuit Ruling
The group has been working to modernize the fund for more than a year.
BEAD
Dems, Levin Defend BEAD in House Hearing
Republicans have criticized the program for moving too slowly
5G Wireless
Frontier Purchase Won't Change Fixed Wireless Strategy: Verizon CEO
The company is set to meet its goal of 4 million fixed wireless subscribers in the near future.
Open Access
AT&T Announces Wholesale Agreements with 4 Open Access Fiber Providers
Big telecom carriers are racing to expand their fiber footprints.
enforcement
Supreme Court's Jarkesy Ruling Popping up in FCC Enforcement Actions
GOP Commissioner Nathan Simington said he would dissent from every forfeiture without a change in procedure.
SpaceX
FCC to Vote on Opening up 17 GHZ for Satellite Broadband
The agency is set to vote on September 26.
Fiber
Verizon-Frontier Deal Unlikely to Hit D.C. Regulatory Wall: New Street
The carrier will absorb Frontier's 2.2 million fiber subscribers and 7.2 million passings in a $20 billion deal.
