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Defense Study Says Sharing Lower 3 GHz Band Not Currently Possible: NTIA
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2023 – A Department of Defense study on the lower 3 gigahertz band has found the agency cannot currently share the spectrum with commercial users, National Telecommunications...
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Sweden’s Open Access Fiber Deployment Offers Lessons for U.S. Strategy
December 6, 2023 – The former CEO of a fiber deployer in Sweden urged the United States Tuesday to be bolder in broadband deployment, reflecting on the Nordic nation’s aggressive buildout of open...
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Last Mile BEAD Builds Need More Exchange Points to be Effective: Experts
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2023 – Federally funded broadband infrastructure in rural areas could be less effective without more internet exchange points, experts said on Tuesday.The Joe Biden...
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FCC and State AGs on Cybersecurity, FCC Approves Starlink, Verizon and Zebra...
December 7, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with four states with the hopes of improving data privacy and cybersecurity...
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Shared Broadband Infrastructure to Get Increasingly Common: Experts
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2023 – Shared infrastructure is poised to become more common in broadband networks, experts said on Tuesday.“The economics of neutral hosts are, I think, almost inevitable,”...
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Joel Thayer: No 5G Spectrum Means No Digital Future
The White House just released its national spectrum strategy, and it couldn’t be more timely. The 5G war is on and there’s a lot of concern about the U.S.’s position vis-a-vis China’s.Given that we are...
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Treasury Approves $22.5M Funding for Broadband Healthcare in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2023 – The Treasury Department on Monday approved $22.5 million in funding from the Capital Projects Fund in part to provide connectivity to a community facility in Washington,...
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Bipartisan Hotspot Bill, EU Agrees to Regulate AI, FCC Warns on Cybersecurity
December 11, 2023 – A bipartisan bill that would give rural households a $300 tax credit to purchase a mobile hotspot or internet booster was introduced earlier this month.The Broadening Online...
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Industry Experts Call For Improved Spam Tags on Incorrectly Labelled Phone...
NEW YORK, December 12, 2023 – Spam caller notifications should still include the information of the caller to ensure that important calls are not missed, according to industry players.Illegal...
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Google Loses to Epic Games, $120 Million Idaho Broadband, New Google Fiber Exec
December 12, 2023 – A California jury found Google guilty on Monday of engaging in anticompetitive conduct over the distribution of the app of video game company Epic Games.The verdict form out of the...
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Ed Lopez: Internet for All Won’t Happen Without Real Pole Access Reform from...
To help close the nation’s digital divide, Washington lawmakers passed the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. But even with this massive influx of funding, needless...
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Labor Extends Tower Safety Deal, White House AI Session, Digital Inclusion...
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2023 – The Labor Department announced Tuesday the extension of a strategic collaboration with the Federal Communications Commission and a contractor association to prevent...
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FCC Adopts New Pole Attachment Rules at December Meeting
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission voted on Wednesday to set up a dedicated team to resolve pole attachment disputes and to expand its definition of a “red tagged”...
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Industry, Non-profits React Predictably to FCC’s Proposed Net Neutrality...
WASHINGTON, December 18, 2023 – The public comment period concerning the Federal Communications Commission’s October decision to reclassify broadband as a Title II telecommunications service concluded...
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House Passes Funding Minibus Excluding ACP, Rip-and-Replace
March 22, 2024 – The House of Representatives voted 286-134 to pass a $1.1 trillion spending package on Friday morning, omitting funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program and the...
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