Policy

The two federal agencies in charge of managing the nation’s spectrum resources are making an effort to more closely work together on a comprehensive approach to spectrum management. The new Spectrum Coordination Initiative, as the two agencies explain it, “will …

The Federal Communications Commission continues its fight against robocalls, with several recent actions that include its largest-ever proposed fine against a Florida-based robocalling operation, a crackdown on service providers who have allegedly not lived up to their commitments to implementing …

Heads of some of the biggest European telecommunications operators have published an open letter in the Financial Times claiming Europe’s telecoms market risks falling behind rivals, and that big tech firms needs to help fund network infrastructure deployments. The letter …

The Federal Communications Commission has released the list of eligible applicants who have requested federal funding to remove and replace equipment and services from Huawei and ZTE, which have been banned from U.S. telecom networks based on national security concerns. …

Industrial IoT is the tech answer to the business challenge of environmental sustainability. Everyone says so; everyone knows so. And yet only a third of enterprises are putting their money where their mouths are, and investing in industrial IoT. That …

As the federal government gears up to distribute the $65 billion in broadband funding that was passed in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has set up a series of webinars to inform …

Small and rural network providers have made initial requests for $5.6 billion in funding in order to replace network equipment and services from Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE in domestic networks. That figure far outweighs the nearly $1.9 billion which …

New RDOF awards are the program’s largest wave yet The Federal Communications Commission is set to award another $1.2 billion through its Rural Digital Opportunities Fund, after an overhaul that the agency says improves its ability to make sure that …

An airline group has predicted that flight impacts will be ‘incalculable’ AT&T and Verizon both confirmed this morning that they have gone ahead with their planned activation of the use of C-Band spectrum, amid dire warnings from the an aviation …

An estimated 45% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been cleared for low-visibility landings at some airports where 5G C-Band will be deployed, says the FAA Days after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued more than 1,400 warnings to pilots …

The Federal Communications Commission has made another $361 million in funding commitments, in a seventh wave of funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund for schools and libraries. The program has committed funds for nearly $4.2 billion to date. This round …

Buttigieg outlined six principles that will inform his department’s support of transportation technology, but says nothing about C-Band tensions between the FAA and wireless carriers U.S. Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg popped into this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), albeit virtually, to discuss …

In December, AT&T and Verizon agreed to pause their C-Band plans following warnings issued by the FAA that the 5G spectrum could interfere with aviation safety systems 50 U.S. airports have been given 5G buffer zones per an agreement between the Federal …

The Federal Communications Commission has approved another wave of Emergency Connectivity Fund program funds. The $603 million will help to connect more than 1.4 million students in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. According to the agency, this …

The Federal Communications Commission has begun a proceeding to figure out the future of the Universal Service Fund, which is funded through a slice of telecom carriers’ revenues that is passed along to consumers through line-item bill charges. Congress directed …

As a counterpoint to the drive towards lights-out industrial automation, and its own role in it as supplier of sundry Industry 4.0 componentry – including, as of last week, private 5G pyrotechnics and an expanded IoT arsenal – Amazon Web …

Rosenworcel’s FCC advocacy has focused on expanding broadband access among other priorities The U.S. Senate today voted 68 to 31 to confirm Jessica Rosenworcel as the first female chair of the FCC, and the first official chair of the regulatory …

Public sessions to gather stakeholder input will begin next week The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which is tasked with turning $65 billion in funding into programs that will make broadband services available and affordable to all Americans, plans to …

Amid anticipation for the freshly passed $65 billion in funding for broadband expansion, a new report from CTIA estimates that 5G Fixed Wireless Access broadband could serve nearly half of rural households in the U.S. According to the report, Accenture …

Reliability of broadband service is the single most important characteristic to consumers and definitely more important than speed, according to a new survey from the Fiber Broadband Assocation. A full 78% of respondents said that the most important aspect of …

Vodafone added 24 million IoT SIM connections in the 12 months to September 30. Its total connections count stood at 136 million at the end of the period, at the end of the second half of the 2021/22 financial year, …

Auction now shifts to an assignment phase for individual spectrum blocks The 3.45-3.55 GHz auction of 100 megahertz of midband spectrum has wrapped up its first phase after 151 rounds, raising $21.888 billion in bids and making it the third-highest …

A new estimate from CCA and CostQuest pegs the cost of deploying 5G in places that carriers are unlikely to build out commercially What would it take to cover the entire geographic United States with 5G, beyond the commercial coverage …

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discusses the $65 billion in broadband funding While the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal that has passed Congress has yet to be signed, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke yesterday about the planning that is already …

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that has been passed by Congress will put $65 billion into broadband expansion, affordability and middle-mile infrastructure, alongside other investments in transportation infrastructure, electric vehicle infrastructure, public transit and environmental clean-up, as well as …