FCC

FCC Seeks Comments on Opening 12.7 GHz Band for 5G, Other Uses

‘This is the first step in unlocking a significant expanse of new mid-band spectrum.’

EBB

Chairman Pallone Says Service Providers May Be Abusing ACP

‘These reports detail problems customers have faced,” wrote Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone

BBLO

States Could Face Legal Jeopardy From Challenging the Fabric: Chief Data Officer of Montana

‘If…you’re leasing that data from a private entity, you can’t just hand it over to another private entity.’

SiFi Networks

Public Knowledge Launches ‘Better Internet’ Movement, FCC Against Authoritarians, SiFi in Saratoga Springs

‘By joining the movement, we can ensure an internet shaped by our shared public interest values.’

5G Wireless

5G Demand Needs More Fiber Infrastructure, Conference Hears

‘We’re in the early innings now of this 5G evolution and really the fourth industrial revolution,’ said a Verizon partner.

AI

Workforce Training Needed to Address Artificial Intelligence Bias, Researchers Suggest

Building on the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Defense Department

Petition for Supreme Court Review of Social Media Laws, CHIPS Act Implementation, FirstLight Fiber

‘We have every reason to believe the Justices will … agree to hear this case,’ said CCIA President Matt Schruers

NCTA

Robocall Framework Hobbled by Lack of Adoption, Non-IP Carriers: FCC Submissions

Commenters urge FCC not to further extend robocall deadlines to comply with framework.

Fabric

NTIA Plans to Award $50 Million Contract to CostQuest, but Considers Competitive Procurement

Earlier this month, the NTIA publicized its intention to negotiate a sole source contract with CostQuest Associates.

Ziply

AT&T Seeks Fiber Expansion, States Still Have Muni Network Barriers, Ziply Buy Comments

AT&T is seeking a joint venture partner to plow billions into a fiber expansion project.

ISP

In a SamKnows Panel Discussion, Speed is Becoming Less Important than Reliable Broadband Service

ISPs have begun selling home network equipment themselves, which has become popular.

FCC

Communities Must Be Accurate in Fabric-Challenge Submissions, says Mapping Non-profit

‘Local communities have a lot of data and knowledge that CostQuest and the FCC don’t have,’ Dustin Loup said.

Broadband Live

Broadband Breakfast on November 16, 2022 – How to Value Your Fiber Company

In the midst of what can only be described as a fiber boom, how should you value your fiber business?

Infrastructure

Broadband Breakfast on November 2, 2022 – Workforce Development Measures

How can states sustain and expand the dwindling broadband workforce?

Eleventh Circuit

Noted Classical Liberal Legal Scholar Countenances Regulation of Social Media

Georgetown University professor Randy Barnett said that the ability to post on social media might be a civil right.

Broadband Mapping and Data

Broadband ‘Funding is Sufficient to Achieve the Program’s Availability Goal,’ Says Cable Industry Study

Study says California and Texas will be the biggest BEAD winners, with grants of more than $3 billion each.