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FCC Defends Decision to Free Vehicle-to-Vehicle Spectrum for WiFi
The Federal Communications Commission, backed by the Department of Justice, told the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit that it was reasonable for the FCC to reclaim a swath of 5.9 GHz licensed vehicular communications spectrum for unlicensed WiFi and it had the authority to do so.
Bernstein's Peter Supino Says Telephone Companies Better Positioned to Chip Away at Cable's Broadband Lead
While cable operators grapple with the slowdown of broadband subscriber additions expected in the third quarter and beyond, Bernstein media analyst Peter Supino said that telephone companies, long the butt of jokes about the sluggish speeds and poor service inherent in their core digital subscriber line (DSL) service, have streamlined operations and are positioning themselves to take back significant market share. Supino pointed to AT&T’s spinoff of DirecTV,
West Des Moines Is Growing Municipal Broadband Battleground
Cable broadband operators are concerned that localities could start putting a thumb on the scale for Google Fiber when it comes to broadband service, and they want the Federal Communications Commission to nip that notion in the bud. The current battleground over the extent to which municipalities can build out broadband is West Des Moines (IA). Incumbent provider Mediacom Communications wants the FCC to require the city to stop construction on Google Fiber‘s network, stop marketing service to residents and reconfigure the network and contract.
Communications Workers of America Slams Potential Expansion of ‘One-Touch’ Pole Attachments in Connecticut (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 12:27Consumer Technology Association to FTC: Leave Vertical Merger Guidelines Alone (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 09/14/2021 - 12:11Half a million broadband and cable subscribers are without service in Hurricane Ida's path
Almost half a million cable, broadband, and voice subscribers are not being provided service in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Ida according to the Federal Communications Commission. The number of those not able to access service is even greater given the more than a million without power. Louisiana has the vast majority of subscribers without either phone, TV or internet access, or a combination of those, at 468,674.
Permanent FCC Chair Remains a Big X Factor for President Biden
The head-scratching inside the Beltway continues as the wait for a fifth Beatle... um, er... Federal Communications Commissioner — and for whoever is to be named the agency’s permanent chair — continues.
FCC's Jessica Rosenworcel Asks Broadcasters to Promote Emergency Broadband Benefit (Multichannel News)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/14/2021 - 17:07Rural CBRS Wireless Broadband Pilot Project Unveiled
The state of South Carolina has teamed up with educational broadcasters, 5G tech suppliers, and others to launch a residential wireless broadband pilot project using COVID-19 aid funding.