5G Wireless
Federal Leaders Call for Immediate Spectrum Action at CTIA 5G Summit
Three top officials promised to deliver on commercial spectrum.
FCC
FCC Chair Ajit Pai Says U.S. Sentiment Towards China Changed Under Trump
January 8, 2021 — Outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai recalled a shift in American views towards China, which he says largely occurred over the course of his past four years in office, during an interview with the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Wednesday.
Benton
FCC Pushes American 5G Globally, Public Infrastructure and Private Services, Topography As a 5G Hurdle for T-Mobile
FCC, USAID partner to secure 5G markets in developing world, Public Infrastructure/Private Service broadband model shows promise, Topography biggest hurdle for T-Mobile 5G deployment, The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday signed a memorandum (PDF) with the U.S. Agency for International
FCC
FCC Goes All in for 5G, Pentagon Spends $600 Million on 5G Experiments, Additional Funds For Distance Learning
The top official of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday provided an update on the agency’s approach to 5G deployment at the America’s Spectrum Management conference. Since 2018, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said, the agency has worked to free up spectrum in all bands. Three recent auctions free
FCC
5G Will Disrupt Every Part of the U.S. Economy, Predicts FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
October 7, 2020 – The 5G wireless standard will disrupt every part of the economy, affecting transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said at a virtual technology conference hosted by Nvidia on Wednesday. Pai singled out agriculture as being
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
Infrastructure
FCC Announces Winning Bidders in 3.5 GHz Band, Utility Pole Regulation, Cable Monopolization Problem
The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday detailed the results of Auction 105, the recently concluded auction of 70 megahertz of priority access licenses in the 3550-3650 MegaHertz (MHz) band. The auction made available the greatest number of spectrum licenses ever in a single FCC auction,
Privacy
FCC Concludes First Mid-Band Spectrum Auction, Government Oversight of Data Privacy, OpenVault Report
On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission announced the conclusion of bidding in its auction of Priority Access Licenses in the 3550-3650 MegaHertz band. Auction 105 made available the greatest number of spectrum licenses ever in a single FCC auction. Pai attributed the strong demand for lice
FCC
Federal Communications Commission Sets C-Band Auction Procedures, Reforms Inmate Calling Service Rates
August 6, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission established bidding procedures for a coming C-Band auction and moved to reform rates for inmate calling services during its August open meeting on Thursday. Auction 107 will open additional C-Band spectrum in the 3.7-3.98 GHz band. The motion in
COVID
Stakeholders and Tech Experts Gather to Discuss the Future of Internet Governance
July 23, 2020 — Tech policy experts gathered virtually Wednesday and Thursday for IGF-USA 2020, a digital event held by the Internet Governance Forum to facilitate conversations between internet stakeholders. Panelists discussed issues relevant to the future of internet governance, such as policies
