FCC
T-Mobile Announces Key Fiber and Wireless Acquisitions
T-Mobile continues to outpace Verizon and AT&T in the home broadband sector with the planned acquisition of established fiber operator, Lumos.
Earnings
AT&T FWA Subscribers Surpass Expectations
The company also reported low mobile churn despite network outages and a data breach.
Rural
FCC Fines AT&T and NextLink for Communicating During CAF II Auction
The companies are on the hook for a combined $175,000.
NTCA
Democratic Lawmakers Show Support for FCC Title II Proposal
The agency is set to vote on the measure next week.
Comcast
The Battle Over the Future of USF Funding Rages On
INCOMPAS and CCIA side with Affordable Broadband Campaign, and against Rosenworcel, on simmering battle over USF.
Communications Act.
Industry and Public Interest Groups Disagree on Preempting FCC Data Privacy Authority
Industry groups want a federal privacy law to hand all authority over to the FTC.
Briefs
AT&T Announces $3 Billion Investment to Closing Digital Divide
The company said it will continue to offer an affordable internet service as the Affordable Connectivity Program ends.
Briefs
AT&T Investigating Internal Data Leak Affecting 73 Million
AT&T issued statement on data breach which affected 73 million current and former customers.
FCC
Net Neutrality Commenters Continue to Disagree on Network Slicing
Public interest groups say the practice could allow mobile providers to skirt rules on paid prioritization
FSF
At Free State Event, Most Industry and Academics Dump on FCC Regulation
The officials criticized the agency’s proposal to create more stringent regulations on broadband access.
COVID
Craig Settles: Hospital at Home Telehealth Can Drive Broadband Adoption
When it's a matter of life and death, it's all about wireless internet, says the author.
Comcast
ISPs Pressing FCC to Relax Section 214 Requirements
The FCC's 2015 net neutrality rules did not erect regulatory entry and exit barriers.
CPUC
California Residents Concerned About AT&T Request to Phase Out Landline Service
Nearly 4,000 California residents have expressed that their landline connection frequently acts as their sole means of communication.
Comcast
Bardstown, Kentucky, is Selling City-Owned Cable TV Company To Charter
The city made a 'business decision' to sell now to avoid costly upgrades to the communications network
5G Wireless
Network Slicing Could Harm Consumers And Competitors, Group Says
An open internet advocacy group sent a letter to the FCC urging them to regulate network slicing
Verizon
NTIA Allocates $42 Million to Drive Research and Development in Open RAN Technology
The R&D initiative aims to revolutionize 4G and 5G mobile networks by using cloud-based software to reduce deployment costs, provide operational simplicity, and simplify new feature rollouts.
