Jessica Rosenworcel

Infrastructure

Cogent Buys T-Mobile Wireline, $81 Million from Emergency Connectivity Fund, Digital Redlining Study

T-Mobile is focusing on its wireless business, while Cogent wants to eventually replace its leased network.

Broadband Mapping and Data

FCC Map in November, Settlement with Frontier, North Carolina Broadband Grants

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has set November as target date for broadband map.

FCC

FCC Committee Approves Broader Adoption of Best Practices to Block Unwanted Texts

The committee wants wider use of opt-out from certain text messages.

FCC

FCC Commits Additional $800 Million From Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

The authorization comes three weeks after the commission denied funding to Starlink and LTD Broadband.

Gavin Newsom

FCC Testing Wireless Alerts, 6 GHz Concerns, California Privacy Bill for Minors

The FCC will test the location accuracy of wireless tests over two days in September.

Privacy

Advocacy Groups Applaud FCC Releasing Mobile Data Collection Information

‘These letters show that…carrier geolocation data practices are all over the map.’

Rural

Carr ‘Surprised’ by RDOF Denials, ‘New Normal’ on Supply Chain, $68M for Student Connectivity

Carr said he was notified via press release of the FCC decision to deny RDOF money to Starlink and LTD.

FCC

FCC Denies Funding for Two of the Biggest Winners of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Money

‘We are continuing to review the letter and are evaluating our next steps,’ LTD said.

Infrastructure

FCC Should Not Increase Rural Program Obligations in Light of New Federal Funding: Meeting Notes

Opponents say increasing coverage and speed obligations of the ACAM program may be unnecessary with new federal broadband money.

FCC

FCC Commits $77M More from Emergency Connectivity Fund

The money is for two new funding rounds to address the ‘homework gap.’

FCC

Former Commissioners Commend FCC in Absence of Fifth Commissioner

But there’s concern a Senate vote on a fifth FCC commissioner will not happen before midterms.

FCC

Proposed New Broadband Speed Standard, 988 Mental Health Hotline, Michigan Fiber Partnership

FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel proposed a new broadband speed standard of 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload.

FCC

FCC Adopts Spectrum-Sharing Incentives, Proposal on Call Traffic Arbitrage

The agency voted to incentivize the sharing of underutilized spectrum to increase connectivity in the nation.

FCC

Broadcast Transparency Decision, AT&T McDonald’s Expansion, Brightspeed in Missouri

A D.C. appeals court vacated the FCC’s authority to require broadcasters disclose if foreign governments lease airtime.

Broadband Live

FCC Opens Broadband Data Collection Program

The data will go toward improved maps, which the FCC chair said will be available by the fall.

FCC

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Emphasizes 100 Percent Broadband Adoption

‘It’s about making sure wireless connections are available in 100 percent of rural America,’ said the chairwoman.