Drastic. Unproven. A radical departure. A multi-billion dollar giveaway. Those are the kind of terms that telecom industry players are using to describe the Department
The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with reform of Section 230 of the Communications Act, which shields social media companies from liability for the
There’s a lot of explaining to do around Open RAN, both in terms of what it is and what it is not, even as U.S.
The 5G race may still be in its early days, but international maneuvering over who will shape 6G and other technologies over the coming decade
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FCC vote to expand use of 4.9 GHz, despite public safety’s protests
The Federal Communications Commission has voted along party lines to expand the use of the 4.9 GHz band, over objections from public safety users. The 4.9
Right before the passing of the deadline, as expected, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took another swing at Qualcomm by filing a request to reconsider
DoD RFI asks about possibility of owning and operating its own domestic 5G networks In a newly published Request for Information, the Department of Defense is
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Categories Business, China, Commerce Department, mobile applications, national security, Policy, Software, TikTok, U.S., WeChat
Trump administration’s ban of TikTok, WeChat downloads starts Sunday
The Trump administration will bar downloads of the popular Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat beginning on Sunday, calling the apps a threat to national security. The
The Trump administration has settled on a new Republican nominee to the Federal Communications Commission: Nathan Simington, a telecom lawyer who has been holding a
The global pandemic has caused major slow-downs across most industries — and robocalling is apparently no exception. According to Transaction Network Services’ latest robocall report
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has officially granted Dish Network until mid-2023 to meet build-out requirements for its AWS and lower 700 MHz
Eir: ‘Huawei rip and replace would be a costly endeavor for both carrier and customer’ Citing costly rip and replace measures, Irish carrier Eir said it
Following up on White House and Department of Defense efforts to open up another 100 megahertz of midband spectrum for mobile networks, the Federal Communications
Ofcom is releasing 80 megahertz of spectrum in the recently cleared 700 MHz band Following a four-year process involving retuning nearly 20 million TV sets, Britain
A new advocacy group is calling for additional spectrum to be assigned to the FirstNet Authority for exclusive use public safety, saying that the spectrum