FCC Commissioner O'Rielly Remarks Before Wi-Fi Alliance Annual Member Meeting
Given its past success and future potential, what challenges do Wi-Fi and its advocates face?
June 2019
Apple is getting sued by developers who say the App Store is a monopoly (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 15:42
Commissioner Carr Statement on Senate STREAMLINE Act (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 15:36House Communications Subcommittee Holds Hearing on STELAR
The House Communications Subcommittee began its review of the STELAR compulsory copyright legislation -- STELAR is the latest name for the bill, which dates from 1988, that established the compulsory license that allows satellite operators to import distant network TV station affiliates into local markets where viewers lack access to them for a variety of reasons.
Vice.com Editors Exit as Shake-Up Continues (New York Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 13:36YouTube Bans Kids From Live-Streaming Video Unless Accompanied by an Adult (Variety)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 12:51Huawei Chairman Willing To Sign A 'No-Spy' Deal With The United States (National Public Radio)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 06/04/2019 - 12:50
AT&T, T-Mobile Are Top Spenders in Airwaves Auction
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile were the biggest spenders on a pair of Federal Communications Commission auctions designed to spark investment in next-wave 5G networks. The auctions covered two swaths of wireless spectrum -- the 24 gigahertz (GHz) and 28 GHz millimeter wave bands -- frequencies once considered too extreme for cellphone service. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has made those frequencies a cornerstone of his strategy to spur 5G investments.
Sens Thune, Schatz Reintroduce the STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act
Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) and Ranking Member Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced the Streamlining the Rapid Evolution And Modernization of Leading-edge Infrastructure Necessary to Enhance Small Cell Deployment Act or STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act. The legislation updates the Communications Act to better reflect developing technology and facilitate the rapid deployment of 5G networks to meet consumer demand by setting reasonable standards for public review of infrastructure siting while recognizing the unique challenges for small municipalities.