White House Competition Council Holds Inaugural Meeting
The White House Competition Council held its inaugural meeting on September 10, 2021.
September 2021
White House Announces Inaugural US-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting
President Joe Biden, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel established the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) to expand and deepen trade and transatlantic investment ties and update the rules of the road for the 21st century economy.
What the THF? Debate evolves over where terahertz spectrum range starts (Fierce)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 15:07Nokia to complete UScellular standalone 5G core in 2022 (Fierce)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 15:07Former Sen Tom Harkin: FCC needs to help services for the deaf catch up to videoconferencing tech (Hill, The)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 15:05SpaceX rebuts Amazon’s protest of Starlink plan as Viasat backs Amazon's case (Ars Technica)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 13:12Google Could Be Violating Labor Laws With Pay for Temp Workers (New York Times)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 13:08Big Business for Big Government
The biggest threat to competition and consumers in our time is the collusion of big business and big government. As a case in point, see how AT&T is urging the Federal Communications Commission to hobble rival T-Mobile. AT&T asked the FCC to limit how much mid-band spectrum providers can acquire in future government auctions. T-Mobile acquired loads of mid-band when it purchased Sprint in 2020.
USDA Seeks Comments on Farm Bill Changes to Help Expand Access to Capital for Rural Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public comment on a direct final rule to help expand access to capital to deploy broadband infrastructure in rural areas. The changes apply to USDA’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees program and are in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the Farm Bill). The Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees program provides investment capital to eligible entities to help deploy telecommunications infrastructure, including broadband facilities in rural areas.