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Energy and Commerce

C-Band Hearing Showcases Divisions Over Auctions, Uses of Radio Frequencies

WASHINGTON, October 29, 2019 – Mid-band radiofrequencies in the so-called “C-Band” are underutilized but not unused, said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., at a Tuesday hearing on this key mid-band spectrum. The C-Band Alliance, a coalition of satellite service prov

Senate Appropriations

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Tackles Question of Public Versus Private Auction of C-Band Spectrum

WASHINGTON, October 17, 2019 – A Senate Appropriations subcommittee focused questions at a Thursday hearing on the Federal Communication Commission’s spectrum auctions on the dynamics of a public versus private auction of the C-Band. Financial Services Subcommittee Chairman John Kennedy, R-La., expr

FCC

Questions of Public vs. Private Auction and Role of 5G Spectrum Dominate Conference on C-Band

WASHINGTON, October 9, 2019 – Proposals to allocate C-Band spectrum to terrestrial wireless providers are getting close to action decision-making. However, questions remains about whether to conduct a public or private auction for the right to use mid-band frequencies, as well as how much spectrum

California Business and Its Privacy Act, Trump and Silicon Companies, C-Band Spat

California businesses and legislators are pushing to change the California Consumer Privacy Act, San Francisco Chronicle reports. Dirk Lorenz, owner of Fremont Flowers, said that the law will affect not only big tech firms, but small businesses as well. “It’s going to cost a good deal of money,” he