FCC
FCC to Vote on Pole Attachments at December Meeting
Telecom and utility companies have been clashing on replacement costs.
The Federal Communications Commission is the regulator of telecommunications, television, wireless, cable, satellite and radio-frequency spectrum in in the United States.
FCC
Telecom and utility companies have been clashing on replacement costs.
Broadband Updates
The state is opting into speed tests, area and MDU challenges, and new financing guidelines.
Expert Opinion
The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Rip-and-Replace program are both central funding needs for the industry.
Broadband Breakfast
See Experts Still Disagree on FCC’s New Digital Discrimination Rules, Broadband Breakfast, November 29, 2023 Our Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. Watch the event on Broadband Breakfast, or REGISTER HERE to join the conversation. Wednesday, November 29, 2023 – FCC’s Digital
Artificial Intelligence
After being fired on Friday by the board of OpenAI, former CEO Altman will join Microsoft and lead its AI.
Funding
The move is a win for wireless providers, who have been pushing the NTIA on the issue.
Industry associations are not happy about the FCC’s new digital discrimination rules.
Expert Opinion
We’d be building broadband to no one without the ACP. The ACP extends every BEAD dollar further.
FCC
The FCC approved on Wednesday new policies to address gaps in broadband access.
FCC
The FCC also approved support for domestic abuse victims, inquiry on AI and robocalls and preventing cell phone scams.
Broadband Mapping & Data
The Communications and Technology Subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday on using AI to enhance communication networks.
Industry groups applaud the White House’s National Spectrum Strategy, which was released on Monday.
Digital Inclusion
A core component of Americans — about 20 percent — are not connected to the benefits of better broadband.
Universal Service
Hamid Akhavan is to be the CEO and president of DISH Network and Echostar following the finalization of their merger.
Broadband's Impact
The commission is set to vote Wednesday on its proposed rules, which industry groups have opposed.
Spectrum
The NTIA will study repurposing 2,786 MHz of spectrum in the next two years.