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FCC
With Robocall Complaints Down, Who Can STIR Up Action to Restore Public’s SHAKEN Trust?
September 11, 2020 – Given the way that robocalls “implicate a wide jurisdiction,” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai stressed the need for collaboration to end the crisis of unwanted calls and specifically lauded the so-called STIR/SHAKEN protocol for phone number verification. Iro
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee Advances 3 Communications Bills to the Full House
September 11, 2020 — The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday advanced three communications and technology bills to the full house following a markup of 38 bills. The “Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act of 2019” H.R. 1289, ensures that phone providers don’t giv
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: September 10, 2020
Defense
FCC Proposes 100 Megahertz Mid-Band Spectrum, NTCA on 800 Numbers, WISPA’s 10 Takeaways from Auction
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai shared his plan Tuesday (PDF) to make the 3.45-3.55 GigaHertz (GHz) band available for commercial use in the United States, setting aside 100 megahertz for commercial 5G use. “With this 3.45 GHz band proposal, the upcoming C-band auction of 280 megahertz of spectrum, and the re
Innovation
Governments and Central Banks Continue to Be Necessary with ‘Stable Coins’ and Cryptocurrencies
September 8, 2020—Could so-called “stable coins” be the currency of the future? That’s what Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England projected in a Thursday webinar on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Such a shift might increase the speed of payments and lower the cost of currency, especially in
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: September 9, 2020
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — Preview of The INCOMPAS Show
Broadband Breakfast Live Online on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — Preview of The INCOMPAS Show Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 12 Noon ET — Preview of The INCOMPAS Show, ConnectIN2020 In the buildup to The INCOMPAS Show, ConnectIN2020, Christopher L. Shipley from INCOMPAS joins Broadband Breakfast Liv
AI
Coronavirus Pandemic Has Encouraged a Mobile, User-Centered Approach to Healthcare
September 8, 2020—Panelists at the Connected Health Summit on Thursday agreed that the pandemic has encouraged a more mobile, user-centered approach to healthcare, particularly with the more-prevalent deployment of artificial intelligence. “The pandemic has caused people to consider what the right m
Fiber
Strains on Capital Suggest Need for Effective Use of Assets in Deploying Fiber Networks
September 8, 2020 —The right time to engage in accessing funding is right now, fiber financers said during an ADTRAN webinar on Wednesday. “The market is getting more congested and more difficult to enter,” said Peter Stokes, senior managing director at Macquarie Bank, and “it’s crucial to enter soo
FSF
The FCC and Relinquished Authority Over Social Media, Amazon’s Worker Surveillance, White Spaces Database
Several trade associations last week notified the Federal Communications Commission that adhering to President Donald Trump’s executive crackdown on social media bias would reverse the agency’s decision to remove net neutrality regulations. In a comment filed on Wednesday, New America told the FCC t
Breakfast Media Minute
Breakfast Media Minute: September 8, 2020
Cox Communications
Municipalities Fear The Impact of FCC’s Section 621 Order on Local Cable Franchise Fees
September 5, 2020 — Local telecommunications officials involved in renewing local cable franchises criticized the consequences of the Federal Communications Commission’s ruling on the topic called the Section 621 order. The conversation among members of the National Association of Telecommunications
Infrastructure
At NATOA Conference, 5 Municipalities Highlight Broadband Efforts During Coronavirus Pandemic
September 5, 2020 – Telecommunications officials and advisors from five municipalities described how they have approached broadband during the time of a pandemic. Speaking at the virtual conference of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors on “Leveraging Smart Communiti
FCC
FCC Fines Form 477 Failures, ‘Rip and Replace’ Worries Rural Providers, Facebook to Block Anti-Voting Ads
After reporting inaccurate information, failing to file deployment data, making false statements to FCC investigators, and failing to respond to other inquiries, BarrierFree is on track to be fined the maximum penalty of $163,912 by the Federal Communications Commission. In fact, agency officials sa
AT&T
Government Support Necessary to Bridge the Digital Divide, Say AT&T and Others
September 4, 2020 – Government support will be needed to bridge the digital divide, said US Telecom CEO Jonathan Spalter and Amy Hinojosa, CEO of the national Latina organization MANA speaking on Tuesday at an AT&T policy forum. Ed Gillespie, senior executive vice president of AT&T, further request
