Mobile
RWA Wants Access to Verizon’s Mobile Agreement with Mediacom
Trade association flags potential of discriminatory pricing in Verizon mobile agreements
Digital Inclusion
AT&T Says it Will Keep DEI Policies in Place Ahead of Merger
Company could face standoff with FCC Chairman Carr, but AT&T already rolled back major DEI policies in March.
Ron Wyden
Wyden Warns Fellow Senators about Executive Branch Surveillance
Claims lawmakers not being informed as required.
mergers
AT&T Paying $5.75 Billion for Lumen’s Consumer Fiber Business
The carrier plans to find a co-investor and operate the asset on an open-access basis, with itself as the anchor tenant.
House Appropriations
Carr Pressed Over FCC’s ‘Speculative’ Savings as No Budget Request Submitted
Lawmakers say only a fraction of Carr’s $567 million in cuts may be realized .
FCC
FCC Approves $20 Billion Verizon–Frontier Merger
Democrat Gomez condemned the approval as a 'backroom deal.'
mergers
Verizon Ends DEI Programs as FCC Reviews $9.6B Frontier Deal
FCC Chairman Carr previously warned diversity efforts could jeopardize merger approval.
Spectrum
Charter Moving Ahead with Shared-Spectrum Deployments
The company is aiming to deploy CBRS in 23 markets by the end of the year.
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.
Wireless
Wireless Market Increasingly Competitive: AT&T
Wireless market fully penetrated, AT&T's McElfresh says.
Earnings
Frontier Adds 107,000 Fiber Subs, More Than Expected
The company's fiber footprint passed 8 million locations.
Privacy
Judges Appear Skeptical of Fifth Circuit Decision Tossing AT&T Fine
The Second Circuit heard arguments in Verizon's challenge to a fine for the same conduct.
FCC
100 Days of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
FCC under Carr saved $463 million by terminating legacy contracts, the agency said.
Privacy
FCC Urges Judges Not to Follow Fifth Circuit in Striking Down Fines
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, previously critical of the penalties, defended them on Monday.
Earnings
T-Mobile Pushes Toward 15M Homes Passed with Fiber
Company closing in on second major fiber acquisition: Metronet.
Privacy
Verizon, T-Mobile: Fifth Circuit Was Right to Strike Down AT&T Fine
Both carriers are fighting multi-million dollar fines of their own.
