Electromagnetic frequencies used for wireless communications
Spectrum
Fight heats up over T-Mobile's $26 billion deal with Sprint
T-Mobile CEO John Legere and Sprint executive chairman Marcelo Claure will pitch their companies' $26 billion merger before Congress, hoping to ease lawmaker's concerns about wireless competition while pushing the tie-up as a key part of the natio
New York Public Service Commission approves T-Mobile/Sprint merger
New York’s Public Service Commission has approved T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint with some conditions related to jobs and benefits provided to employees in the fourth most populated state in the country. The state agency determined that the merg
Why T-Mobile Promises Not to Raise Prices for Faster 5G Mobile Service
T-Mobile’s pricing is under scrutiny as both federal and state regulators continue to evaluate its proposed merger with Sprint. CEO John Legere recently sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission chair Ajit Pai pledging not to raise prices
Remarks Of Chairman Ajit Pai At The National Association Of Tower Erectors Annual Conference
I’m constantly meeting with the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) and its members for a very practical reason.
What do the gaps in your TV channels, the "homework gap", Educational Broadband Service (EBS), and 5G all have in common? All are current hot topics in the field of broadband spectrum, which has been buzzing with activity over the last few years. It’s all very exciting, but can be difficult to follow for those new to the spectrum policy sphere.
“Key Concepts in Spectrum Policy” offers the need-to-know background on the different licensing regimes, the key proceedings at the FCC, the relationship between spectrum and 5G, and why it all matters for community anchor institutions.
Tech and utilities clash over proposed FCC rule to allow unlicensed users to access the 6GHz band
The Federal Communications Commission recently proposed a new rule that will allow unlicensed users to access the 6 GHz band — a frequency on the radio spectrum — for Wi-Fi connectivity, causing a disagreement between broadband companies that woul
400 MHz of Mid-band Spectrum for 5G will add $274 Billion to America’s Economy, Create 1.3 Million Jobs
Making 400 MHz of mid-band spectrum available for commercial 5G networks will add $274 billion to the U.S.
Senator John McCain once described the free grant of digital TV channels to broadcasters as "one of the great rip-offs in American history. They used to rob trains in the Old West, now we rob spectrum."