CTIA

Infrastructure

Groups Push Back on Proposed Massachusetts Pole Attachment Timeline

Current processing timelines exceed what surrounding states and FCC timelines look like.

AT&T

Is Broadband's ‘Price War’ Real? Not Everyone Agrees.

Industry filings to the FCC offer competing views on whether consumers are benefiting from broadband competition.

FCC

USAC Audits Are ‘Kafkaesque,’ Industry Tells FCC

Providers say the audit process costs more to defend than it recovers - and want the FCC to fix it.

Spectrum

Airlines Want Reimbursement for Retrofitting Gear After Upper C-Band Auction

Wireless carriers, who would be on the hook, have opposed the idea.

Spectrum

Wireless, Cable Industries at Odds over Spectrum Needs for AI

NTIA also revamped spectrum.gov to display progress of spectrum studies.

Spectrum

NTIA and FCC Chiefs Tout Unified Spectrum Expansion Effort at CTIA Event

Leaders call for more airwaves to support 6G capacity and AI growth.

Spectrum

CBRS Proponents Reiterate Opposition to Higher Power

‘The spectrum access systems have no way of dealing with this.’

Wireless

Wireless Prices Fall as Inflation Rises, CTIA Finds

CTIA’s wireless affordability tracker shows faster speeds and lower data costs.

Wireless

Virginia Enacts Law to Streamline Wireless Infrastructure Upgrades

Measure limits local denials, aims to expand wireless coverage for state services.

Drones

Georgia AG Chris Carr Ready to Shoot at Drones to Stop Prison Cellphone Smuggling

Prison contraband crackdown effort expands beyond jamming as drones draw scrutiny.

Privacy

States Ramp Up Restrictions on Sale of Sensitive Consumer Data

Maryland’s law banning the sale of sensitive data signals a shift toward stricter state privacy regulation.

AI

Panel Warns Black and Latino Communities Risk Falling Behind in AI Era

Speakers said broadband access and digital literacy remain major barriers to benefiting from emerging technologies.

Spectrum

Wireless, Aviation Industries Still Disagree on Some Proposed Upper C-band Rules

The mobile carriers said proposed FAA rules were too restrictive.

Spectrum

U.S. Should Streamline Spectrum Allocation, Congressional Report Says

The U.S.-China Commission also said the U.S. should engage more with international standards-setting bodies.

light poles

Wireless Industry: Light Poles Covered Under Pole Access Rules

CTIA says clearer access rights would speed 5G deployment

Spectrum

Licensed, Unlicensed Interests Still at Odds on Key Band Ahead of WRC

They disagree on whether the U.S. should advocate for mobile use in the 7 GHz band.