Digital Inclusion
Sen. Cruz Leads GOP Effort to Block FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Order
Cruz and 12 other senators went for the jugular on the Biden Administration’s off-campus hotspot rule for schoolchildren.
Wireless
Wireless technologies transmit data through radio waves or other electromagnetic signals rather than physical cables. Wireless systems are critical for mobile communications and for reaching remote locations where laying physical infrastructure is difficult.
Wireless
OTI to Carr: Move Forward with 60-Day Unlocking Mandate
An unlocking rule would likely pass unanimously.
Wireless
Rural Carriers Want Reconsideration of 5G Fund
They want to hold off on the $9 billion reverse auction until BEAD awards are finalized.
Wireless
AT&T Hoping for More Spectrum, Fewer State Rate Laws
The company pulled its fixed wireless offering from New York state Wednesday over its Affordable Broadband Act.
Project 2025 Broadband
Wireless Group Hoping for Permitting Reform Under Trump
The Wireless Industry Association supported a 2023 bill that would ease local permitting for carriers.
Commerce
NTIA Awards $117 Million for Wireless Innovation
Grants will be awarded from the $1.5 billion Wireless Innovation Fund
White Papers
No Permission Needed: Unlicensed Spectrum, Wi-Fi, and America’s Competitive Advantage
In modern China’s internet, permissionless innovation is anathema. In the U.S., it’s a success story.
Defense Department
Going Into Year 3 Without FCC Spectrum Auction Authority
Hope for a single auction, but not blanket authority, materialized at the end of the year.
Wireless
CTIA Leader Meredith Baker to Retire in 2025
Baker led CTIA for more than a decade.
Wireless
Verizon Expands Reach with Fiber, FWA, and Millimeter Wave Technology
Verizon's multibillion strategy includes innovative broadband solutions for multiple dwelling units.
Expert Opinion
GPS Needs a Backup, Terrestrial PNT Is the Answer
The FCC issued a public notice to seek comment on rearranging the spectrum in the Lower 900 MegaHertz band.
Wireless
EchoStar’s 5G Buildout Extension Challenged at FCC
VTel Wireless concerned about the process used to grant the three-year extension.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 6, 2024 - The Debate Over Unlocking Phones
Join us to discover how this proposal could reshape the mobile landscape.
OTI
Consumer Groups: ‘Device Unlocking Boosts Wireless Competition’
Eighteen consumer groups pushed the FCC to adopt a uniform 60-day phone unlocking standard.
Earnings
Verizon to Buy $1 Billion of UScellular Spectrum
The price is higher than analysts expected, New Street said.
Fiber
Verizon Submits $20 Billion Frontier Merger for FCC Approval
Verizon argues minimal competitive overlap, but regulators will examine the impact.
