‘Buy American’ Waiver Request, AT&T Cuts Dividend for Builds, Jamestown Municipal Broadband Program
Telecom industry associations are asking for an exemption from ‘Buy American’ provisions in the infrastructure bill.
FCC
Ligado and Competitive Carriers Association Talk Unlocking Broadband Coverage at Lunch Event
Broadband Breakfast, in person and for lunch, heard about the possibilities with spectrum sharing and combining technologies for coverage.
NTCA
Associations Press FCC to Keep Robocall Extension for Facilities-Based Carriers
Organizations say preponderance of illegal calls don’t come from facilities-based providers.
FCC
Panelists Debate Increasing Speed Threshold In New Bills
March 31, 2021 – With $100 billion set for some recently-introduced broadband infrastructure bills, Congress’s plan to increase the speed definition for broadband is causing a stir through the tech industry. There’s a lot of debate occurring on Capitol Hill right now regarding broadband deployment,
5G Wireless
Experts Say U.S. Needs Tighter Security on 5G Components
February 8, 2021 – U.S. officials seeking to reduce the likelihood of security problems with the next-generation 5G network should look into network components that may include compromised technology from non-Chinese companies, an expert said at a conference late last month. Alexi Maltas, senior vic
FCC
Policymakers Urge Better Broadband Maps, Seek Funding for ‘Rip and Replace,’ and Tout Open Radio Networks
October 23, 2020 — Policymakers called for more accurate broadband maps, continued progress against robocalls, and the use of an open radio access network for advanced wireless communications at the Competitive Carriers Association’s policy forum on Wednesday. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roge
FCC
Senate Commerce Committee Criticizes Huawei Equipment, Considers Impact of ‘Rip and Replace’
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2020— “It always comes back to trust in the supplier themselves,” said Mike Murphy, chief technology officer of Nokia’s American corporate entity, and a witness at the Senate Commerce Committee’s Wednesday 5 hearing on “5G Supply Chain Security.” Most of the hearing focused on a
Energy and Commerce
Broadband Roundup: House Democrats Release Infrastructure Framework, T-Mobile’s Pink, 5G’s Specialness
The chairs of three House committees on Wednesday released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure that would address some of the country’s most urgent infrastructure needs, including broadband infrastructure. The framework put forth by Transportation and Infrastructur
NTCA
Rural Americans Disproportionately Lack Access to Broadband, Says Small Business Committee
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2017 – Among rural Americans, 39 percent lack access to high speed internet compared to only 4 percent of urban Americans who lack access, said Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, at a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill. He said more needs to be done to get rural Americans service on par with
FCC
Broadband Roundup: House Communications Committee Seeks Comments from Trade Groups on Telecom Law
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2014 – The House Energy and Commerce Committee put forward an opportunity for individuals and interest groups to offer comment on telecommunications policy, and many individuals and trade groups took advantage of the opportunity, The Hill reported The Telecommunications Industry
NTCA
Video on Reforming the Universal Service Fund Tackled Connect America Fund and Mobility Fund
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2012 – The internet policy news and events service BroadbandBreakfast.com held its October 2012 Broadband Breakfast Club “Reforming the Universal Service Fund: What’s Changing?” on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at Clyde’s of Gallery Place, 707 7th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 f
