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Two of the FCC’s top priorities are closing the digital divide in rural America and advancing US leadership in 5G, the next generation of wireless connectivity. The commitments made today by T-Mobile and Sprint would substantially advance each of these critical objectives.
A set of commitments to the FCC around the New T-Mobile
"Not convinced of the need for all the newly announced conditions being proposed"
A Q&A with Wanda Davis, founder of the Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center (ASC3) in Cleveland (OH).
Reactions to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's announcement recommending approval of T-Mobile’s $26.5-billion takeover of Sprint.
Apparently, the Justice Department is leaning against approving T-Mobile's proposed takeover of Sprint.
The Arkansas state legislature unanimously passed a bill overturning the state’s eight-year-old municipal broadband preemption law.
FCC’s current plans for 5G spectrum use would result in 77% of weather data collected by NOAA satellites being lost to interference from cellular 5G transmitters
Legislative changes are helping electric cooperatives continue to expand high-quality Internet access in rural parts of America.
As anticipation grows for 5G technology to be rolled out in big cities, nearly 15 million people in rural pockets across the country are still waiting for reliable high-speed internet.
Sen Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced he will introduce the Do Not Track Act, which would be like the "Do Not Call" list and give control over personal data back to users.
"Approving this combination will help the US notch another win in the global race to 5G."
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is both of the tech world and one of its harshest critics
Ripping out and replacing existing Chinese network equipment
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