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Congress

House Commerce Advances $88 Billion Spectrum Auction Plan, Turning Back Amendments

Democrats fail in bid to redirect spectrum funds to broadband affordability, 911 infrastructure, or cybersecurity in reconciliation bill.

Cyber Trust Mark.

Surprise: Simington Praises Biden on Cyber Trust Mark

“Sometimes, the best way to protect our nation is to empower it.”

Congress

Protesters Disrupt House Markup of Budget Bill Addressing Spectrum, AI

House Energy and Commerce Committee markup stretched late into the evening.

Benton

Groups: FCC Needs to Combine Review of Big UScellular Deals

UScellular has deals to sell its operations and much of its spectrum to the three major wireless carriers.

Spectrum

FCC Reviews EchoStar’s 2 GHz Spectrum Rights

Move follows SpaceX's push to open the band to new satellite entrants.

Expert Opinion

Randy May: If the President Can Fire FCC Commissioners, Should the Agency Be Restructured?

In a world in which commissioners may be dismissed at the will of a president, the notion of agency independence, as conventionally understood, no longer holds.

Virginia

UVA Deploys CBRS Network With Comcast to Boost Cell Coverage

The university’s historic Grounds get wireless upgrade with the help of shared spectrum.

Spectrum

Guthrie Wants FCC Spectrum Auction Pipeline to Raise $88 Billion

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is marking up its contribution to a budget package on Tuesday.

FCC

Simington, Wax Call on Trump to ‘DOGE’ the FCC

The commissioner and his new chief of staff called for slashing subsidies and downsizing staff.

Spectrum

UScellular Optimistic on Closing Spectrum Deals

The company is planning to sell spectrum owned by 'designated entities' to T-Mobile and AT&T.

Congress

Senate Votes to Repeal Biden FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Rule

House companion effort led by Rep. Fulcher expected to move next.

Expert Opinion

PNT Resilience, Not Rhetoric: A National Security Vulnerability We Can Fix Together

NextNav already holds extensive spectrum licenses in the Lower 900 MHz band.

Digital Inclusion

Senate Advances Effort to Reverse New FCC Funding for Wi-Fi Hotspots

A similar measure has been introduced in the House.

Spectrum

Push to Protect and Expand Wi-Fi Spectrum Intensifies as Usage Soars, Experts Say

Wi-Fi's economic value in the U.S. alone is projected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2027.

Spectrum

Digital Progress Institute Backs Spectrum Pipeline

The Defense Department has reportedly proposed auctioning CBRS spectrum.

Spectrum

Other Carriers Oppose AT&T-Backed Plan for Public Safety Airwaves

A public safety group proposed increasing power levels in the 4.9 GHz band, which AT&T is set to gain access to.