CTIA

Defense Department

Defense Department Offers Olive Branch for Cooperation on Commercial Spectrum

Lt. Gen. David Isaacson acknowledged the friction between wireless companies and the Department of Defense over access to spectrum.

Spectrum

Nation Can't Afford to Wait for Spectrum Authority, Say Key House Lawmakers

Planned Tuesday House subcommittee hearing with all five FCC commissioners postponed because of the death of Chairwoman Rosenworcel's father.

OTI

Wireless Providers, Others, Disagree on Allocating Spectrum Without Auction Authority

Carriers like AT&T want temporary licenses, while smaller providers and think tanks pushed for spectrum sharing.

FCC

FCC Fines Wireless Carriers $200 Million for Sharing Access to Location Data

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said the services at issue fell outside the FCC’s Section 222 authority.

Defense Department

Cantwell Releases Draft Legislation to Restore FCC Auction Authority, Fund ACP, Rip and Replace

The Senate Commerce Committee is planning to vote on the bill at its May 1 markup

Privacy

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.

Verizon

Akamai Wants FCC to Fill a Gap in Net Neutrality Draft Order

Akamai asked the FCC to amend the draft order to clarify that the ban on paid prioritization does not restrict ISP agreements with CDNs.

BDC

Association Urges FCC to Wait for BEAD Allocation Before 5G Fund Auction

Stakeholders are pushing for the 5G Fund auction to be postponed until after all BEAD subgrantee awards are finalized.

Defense Department

Defense Department Report on Sharing 3 GigaHertz Spectrum for 5G Networks

The redacted report details the challenges associated with sharing the lower 3 GHz band with commercial users.

BDC

Advocacy and Opposition in Digital Discrimination Reporting Mandates

Advocates propose merging digital discrimination reporting requirements with existing Broadband Data Collection.

OTI

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

DC Circuit

Telecom Associations Challenge FCC Data Breach Rules

In comments to the agency, trade groups opposed expanding the kinds of data covered by the rules.

Defense Department

Spectrum Leaders Call for Balance Amidst Standstill

Leaders in the spectrum industry emphasize the symbiotic relationship between national security and economic growth.

BDC

FCC Moves to Relaunch $9 Billion 5G Fund for Rural America

Stakeholders are pushing for adjustments to the 5G Fund as the FCC proposes a $9 billion revival.

Defense Department

Thune and Cruz Introduce Bill to Reinstate FCC Auction Authority

The bill would also require the NTIA to flag 2,500 megahertz of federal spectrum for repurposing.

Connectivity Standards Alliance

Tech and Telecom Groups Want Cyber Trust Mark Labeling Voluntary

The groups also said no single set of requirements can be appropriate for all IoT devices.