Mobile
RWA Continues Push for Access to Verizon-Mediacom MVNO
Group calls Verizon’s arguments ‘speculative and unsupported.’
Spectrum
T-Mobile, Grain Fire Back at Opponents of Spectrum Deal
Rural wireless carriers oppose extending buildout deadlines.
USF
UScellular Fires Back at Allegations It Misuses USF Funds
Calls RWA allegations ‘baseless and unsupported.'
Dominion Energy
Utilities, Rural Carriers at Odds on Spectrum Deal with T-Mobile, Grain
The carrier is looking to sell its 800 MegaHertz (MHz) licenses for cash and Grain's 600 MHz holdings.
Mobile
RWA Wants Access to Verizon’s Mobile Agreement with Mediacom
Trade association flags potential of discriminatory pricing in Verizon mobile agreements
Spectrum
EchoStar Pushes Back on SpaceX Bid to Open Satellite Spectrum
The FCC had sought comment on claims that EchoStar was underusing spectrum.
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.
Benton
Consumer Groups, Rural Carriers Oppose AT&T-UScellular Spectrum Sale
AT&T would need a spectrum ownership cap waived to complete the $1 billion sale.
Wireless
Rural Wireless Carriers Oppose T-Mobile’s Purchase of UScellular
They argued USF-funded sites could be shut down.
Broadband's Impact
Trade Groups Ask FCC to Loosen Engineer Certification, Broadband Label Rules
The agency had requested input on rules it could consider repealing.
Wireless
Competitive Carriers Challenge 5G Fund Order
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the time, dissented from the order when it was adopted last year.
Wireless
Rural Carriers Want Reconsideration of 5G Fund
They want to hold off on the $9 billion reverse auction until BEAD awards are finalized.
Rip and Replace
Senate Passes Defense Bill with $3 Billion in Rip and Replace Funding
It will now head to President Biden's desk.
FCC
SpaceX, T-Mobile Forge Ahead with Satellite Coverage Plans
SpaceX conducted a study to counter industry claims of harmful interference.
5G Fund
FCC Moves Forward with 5G Fund for Rural America
Carr argued against moving forward with fund changes before BEAD deployments.
FCC
Rural Wireless Carriers Ask FCC to Verify Coverage Data Before 5G Fund
The forthcoming program is slated to spend up to $9 billion supporting rural 5G access.
