February 2020

Sponsor 

Federal Communications Commission

Date 
Thu, 03/26/2020 - 14:30

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Experts who are at the forefront of the development and deployment of interoperable, standards-based, virtualized radio access networks will discuss a paradigm-shifting approach to 5G network deployment.



Reps Pallone and McNerney Introduce RESILIENT Networks Act, a bill to improve network resiliency in times of emergency

House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee member Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced the Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act (H.R.

Consumer Savings on Internet Access

Overturning the Federal Communications Commission’s opt-in privacy rule resulted in lower prices for wired and wireless Internet service. Both these declines are about $40 per subscriber over the life of the subscription, which is similar to independent estimates of the per-subscriber cost of obtaining personal data consent from retail customers that are the basis for our quantitative analysis. By removing vertical pricing regulations, the Trump Administration’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” order will increase real incomes by more than $50 billion per year and consumer welfare by almost $40

The FCC’s New Initiative Punishes States That Have Tried to Close the Digital Divide

In a surprise move, between the publication of the draft Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Report and Order and the Federal Communications Commission’s final vote on the Report and Order, the FCC added the line stating that census blocks receiving “funding through other similar federal or state broadband subsidy programs” would be ineligible for Phase I RDOF funds.

National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier for all New Enrollments in Five States

The Federal Communications Commission announces the launch of the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier for all new enrollments in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Starting on March 24, 2020, eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) in these five states will be required to use the National Verifier’s eligibility determination process for all consumers applying for Lifeline service and must cease using legacy eligibility processes for prospective Lifeline subscribers. As of March 24, 2020, consumers in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin can begin to check