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WISPs: Coordinated use of C-band for wireless would boost broadband access in rural regions (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 15:07FCC Waives Spectrum Auction Communication Prohibition for Sprint, T-Mobile (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 08:51Numbering Steps to FCC’s Net Neutrality Victory Dance
According to top Federal Communications Commission officials (paraphrased from a background call), these were the seven key victories for the FCC in the decision by the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit:
FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson: We're Not Out to Undermine COPPA (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 16:39Net Neutrality Focus Shifts to States, Hill
Broadband providers and virtually everyone else is calling for Congress to finally step in and clarify just what authority the Federal Communications Commission has and should use over internet access. The FCC has to come back to the court with a better justification for its assertion that its deregulatory moves would not adversely affect public safety, pole-attachment regulations and Lifeline broadband subsidies. FCC officials said they had no concerns about providing those explanations.
FCC's T-Mobile-Sprint Decision Remains 'Procedurally' Un-Decided (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 16:36Broadband Is Cable’s Booster Rocket (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 12:52House Communications Subcommittee Hearing 'Legislating to Secure America's Wireless Future'
The House Communications Subcommittee considered a handful of bills Sept. 27 at the hearing "Legislating to Secure America's Wireless Future" -- the thrust of which were to protect 5G networks from foreign intruders looking to spy on the US, as well as to efficiently manage spectrum. Bills being considered at the hearing were: