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Satellite Internet Company OneWeb Files for Bankruptcy
OneWeb, one of the companies looking to use constellations of satellites to provide competition to terrestrial and wireless broadband providers, has filed for bankruptcy and will try to sell the company. OneWeb suggested it was on the verge of getting financing when the pandemic hit.
USTelecom Seeks Major Temporary Deregulation Help from FCC
Telecommunication Internet service providers have provided the Federal Communications Commission with a laundry list of coronavirus-related temporary deregulation, including waiving deadlines, suspending rules, and providing more funding, all to address the teleworking and telemedicine and distance-learning load of a homebound workforce and student population. In its letter to the FCC, USTeecom conceded it could be costly and said they would press Congress to appropriate the money.
Senator Warner Urges Network Device Makers to Make Sure Products Are Secure (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 03/25/2020 - 11:47House Commerce Ranking Member Walden Calls on Wireless ISPs to Boost Hot Spot Data
House Commerce Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) says wireless broadband providers need to do more to help families connect to broadband during the coronavirus pandemic. While he praised the efforts to date, including waiving overage fees and encouraged "all providers [to] temporarily make as much data available as possible, as quick as possible," he also called on them to provide more data for mobile hot spots during the Covid-19 crisis. "This is an unprecedented time, and wireless providers have already stepped up to the plate in a big way," he said. “But more can be done.
Netflix Use Reaches All-time High on AT&T Network (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 15:27Communications Workers of America, Verizon Strike Deal on Leave, Pay (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 12:23President Trump Signs Secure 5G and Beyond Act and Broadband DATA Act, Releases Statement
March 23, President Donald Trump signed into law the “Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020” (S 893). The Act requires the President to develop and implement a strategy for the adoption of secure wireless communications technology in the US and abroad. The strategy will protect the American people from security threats to telecommunications networks and 5G technology.
Consumer Reports: California Consumer Privacy Act Enforcement Must Proceed (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 18:37Over 250 Groups Seek More Expansive Lifeline Response from FCC
Some 250 groups, from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Benton Insitute for Broadband & Society, have gotten together to tell the Federal Communications Commission it needs to take further actions to help low-income residents stay connected during the coronavirus crisis.