California
Gigabit Competition Could Save Californians $1B Per Year, Says CPUC
Locations with more gigabit providers tend to have lower promotional prices, report finds.
AT&T
AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.
Expert Opinion
Dean Bubley: CBRS Shared Spectrum Critical for U.S. Wireless Innovation
Federal spectrum auction mandates could threaten CBRS's GAA tier, which enables diverse users from rural ISPs to enterprises to deploy private wireless networks.
Public Safety
House Subcommittee Advances Bills on Next Generation 911, FirstNet Oversight
The six public safety communications bills were advanced on a bipartisan basis.
Spectrum
Federated Wireless Supporting Indoor Shared Spectrum Antenna Systems
Using the Citizens Broadband Radio Service band, the system is designed to connect large venues without taking up capacity on mobile carrier networks.
Network
T-Mobile Leads in Opensignal’s 2026 U.S. Mobile Network Report
The report analyzes mobile user experience data collected between Sept. 1 and Nov. 29, 2025.
Infrastructure
AT&T Approved to Discontinue Service at More Than 30% of Copper Footprint This Year
The company wants to decommission much of its copper by the end of 2029.
Spectrum
Dish Defaulted on $3.5 Billion, Crown Castle Says
Dish has argued it is exempt from contracts after its parent company EchoStar reached deals to sell much of its spectrum.
Spectrum
Rural Carriers, Consumer Groups Want AT&T-Array Deal Reviewed
Groups argued cable wasn’t a meaningful competitive constraint in the wireless industry.
permitting
Wireless Industry Wants FCC to Cap Local Permitting Fees, Impose Shot Clocks
State and local governments are concerned about losing authority.
Spectrum
EchoStar, SpaceX to FCC: Don’t Weigh in on Vendor Contract Disputes
Infrastructure companies had asked the agency to require EchoStar to pay Dish’s bills.
12 Days of Broadband
Universal Service Fund Survived, Faces New Legal and Political Challenges
A follow-on legal case about the USF resumed on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Fifth Circuit.
Wireless
AT&T Drops Ad Watchdog Suit
BBB National Program’s National Advertising Division agreed to reverse a decision against AT&T.
Wireless
After Losing Restraining Order Fight, T-Mobile Expands Online Switching Tool
AT&T had asked a judge to block a beta version of the tool that asked prospective customers to log into their accounts with other carriers.
enforcement
CTIA, Chamber of Commerce Want FCC Forfeiture Process Struck Down
The Supreme Court will deliberate Jan. 9 on whether to weigh in on the issue.
Spectrum
Whistleblowers Want to Revive Fraud Suit Against UScellular Successor
A separate fraud case against the company, filed by the same telecom attorneys, was blessed by the D.C. Circuit in October.
Wireless
T-Mobile and AT&T Go Back and Forth in Court Over Customers
T-Mobile says switching tool not illegal, as AT&T alleges. They’re also fighting about an advertising dispute
