Expert Opinion

Expert Opinion

Todd Schlekeway: Extreme Weather Underscores Importance Tower Infrastructure

Tower technicians risk their lives maintaining critical communications infrastructure during severe weather and need policy support.

Expert Opinion

Charles Frohman: RFK’s Wireless Danger Study Puts GOP on Notice

HHS will study wireless harm, while the FCC denies informed consent on antennas forced outside bedrooms and classrooms, the author says

Expert Opinion

Jeffrey Westling: 5G Panic Is the Last Thing America’s Tech Strategy Needs

RFK Jr.'s unfounded 5G health claims threaten U.S. broadband deployment and AI leadership while benefiting overseas competitors.

Expert Opinion

Dean Bubley: Winning in 6G Will Not Require More Spectrum

The White House 6G memorandum wrongly focuses on spectrum allocation instead of AI efficiency and spectrum sharing.

Expert Opinion

Dean Bubley: CBRS Shared Spectrum Critical for U.S. Wireless Innovation

Federal spectrum auction mandates could threaten CBRS's GAA tier, which enables diverse users from rural ISPs to enterprises to deploy private wireless networks.

Expert Opinion

John Strand: Denmark's Promises on Greenland Must Be Delivered, Not Just Declared

By mid-2024, Denmark had spent only about 1 percent of the $224 million in pledged funds.

Expert Opinion

Ediberto Roman: Why Media Consolidation Is a Competition and Democratic Problem

Media sector mergers have increasingly narrowed ownership diversity, which has reframed how companies produce and distribute information, and how we consume it.

Expert Opinion

Deborah Lathen: Does the FCC’s Commitment to the Public Interest Withstand Scrutiny?

The proposed Nexstar-TEGNA merger, which would far exceed statutory caps, threatens higher consumer costs, newsroom consolidation and local journalism.

Expert Opinion

Lisa Dyer: Listen to Whispers, Not Shouts

Jamming and spoofing vulnerabilities of the GPS require a wholesale change to our Positioning, Navigation and Timing strategy.

Expert Opinion

Wayne Brough: Don’t Let the NDAA Derail America’s Spectrum Pipeline and Tech Leadership

An NDAA provision granting Pentagon veto authority over spectrum reallocation could block commercial wireless expansion.

Expert Opinion

Debra Berlyn: Modernizing Phone Network Allows Older Adults to Hold On

Providers are modernizing phone networks from copper to broadband, allowing older adults to keep cherished home numbers with better service.

Expert Opinion

Robert Morau: Broader Workforce Could Unlock Faster Broadband in Brownfield MDUs

The challenge is most visible inside brownfield multi-dwelling units (MDUs), where in-building work can represent up to 40 percent of total project time and cost.

NTIA

Colby Humphrey and Lexi West: America’s Plans to Expand Broadband Could Be Hindered by Workforce

The BEAD program faces potential delays as the telecom industry confronts a projected shortage of skilled workers needed to build infrastructure.

FCC

Why the RAIL Act Matters for America’s Digital Future

The RAIL Act aims to stop railroad companies from blocking broadband expansion with excessive fees and permit delays.

Spectrum

Dean Bubley: Key Lessons from Hong Kong’s 6 GHz Spectrum Auction

Hong Kong's weak auction results suggest regulators should favor unlicensed Wi-Fi over mobile licensing.

Expert Opinion

Nate Karren: Cox-Charter Merger an Opportunity to Restore Common Sense in Antitrust

The merger should be approved as it would benefit consumers through lower prices and infrastructure upgrades without creating monopoly concerns.