September 2020

President Trump to Boost 5G Workforce Training

The Department of Labor explicitly named 5G wireless network building as a goal when recently designating the Wireless Infrastructure Association as an industry intermediary to help train wireless workers — something that the association has long clamored for amid plans to spend millions of dollars on the effort.

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Senate Judiciary Committee

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Thu, 10/01/2020 - 15:00
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Antitrust Subcommittee

House Judiciary Committee

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Thu, 10/01/2020 - 18:00

House Democrats’ Updated Version of The Heroes Act

House Democrats unvieled an updated version of the Heroes Act as a way to revitalize stalled talks over another COVID-19 pandemic relief measure. The $2.2 trillion bill would provide:

The pandemic is speeding up the space internet race

In early March, just days before cities across the US shut down due to the pandemic, Elon Musk shared the latest details about his plan to build a satellite broadband service called Starlink. Musk described how a constellation of Starlink satellites will “blink” when they enter low-Earth orbit.