Communication at a distance, especially the electronic transmission of signals via cell phones
Wireless Telecommunications
The US campaign against Huawei can offer no US-based alternatives
As US officials have pressured allies not to use networking gear from Chinese technology giant Huawei over spying concerns, President Donald Trump has urged American companies to “step up” and compete to provide the next generation of high-speed, low-lag wireless service known as 5G. There’s just one problem: There are barely any US companies manufacturing the technology’s most critical components.
Chairman Pai’s Response to Sens Markey, Wyden, and Blumenthal Regarding Practices of Wireless Internet Service Providers
On Feb 6, Sens Ed Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai requesting the FCC "investigate allegations that the four major U.S.
The hearing will examine the Federal Communications Commission’s first ever report on robocalls and review the steps Congress is currently taking to provide consumers relief from illegal robocalls.
Witnesses
- The Honorable Doug Peterson, Attorney General, State of Nebraska
- Mr. Kevin Rupy, Partner, Wiley Rein, Representing US Telecom – The Broadband Association
- Ms. Margot Saunders, Counsel, National Consumer Law Center
FCC Meeting Agenda for April 2019 Open Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Friday, April 12, 2019:
Syracuse’s digital crisis: 1 out of 4 homes doesn’t have internet
Syracuse (NY) is the 10th worst city in the nation for digital connectivity. One-quarter of the city’s 54,000 households have no internet. That means people from more than 13,000 homes have to go to a library or a school or a neighbor’s house if they want to get online. Additionally, nearly half of the city’s homes don’t have high-speed broadband.
How a Trump admin ruling could hurt effort to improve data coverage in Syracuse’s poor areas
When Syracuse (NY) city officials conjured up a plan to buy 17,507 streetlights from National Grid, they saw an opportunity to pressure big telecommunication companies to extend better service to poor parts of the city and to make a few bucks in the process.
Chairman Pai Testimony Before House Appropriations Subcommittee
Here are the Federal Communications Commission's priorities for the next year:
Trump administration at war with itself over 5G airwaves
The Trump administration is feuding internally over the fate of airwaves critical to 5G networks, threatening to undermine the country's push to speed development of the super-fast wireless service and set the global standards around the technology.
Industry Groups Weigh in on Rural Broadband Spectrum Priorities
The US Department of Agriculture is collecting comment on what is the best spectrum management policy to get broadband to more rural areas. In its comments, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) said it is all for a "rural first" approach to spectrum, which it calls quickest, most cost-effective way to get high-speed broadband to farmers, who can use it to help monitor and manage their crops.
To Lead the World in 5G, the US Needs a National Spectrum Strategy
Thankfully, the Administration is developing a National Spectrum Strategy to give the wireless industry the certainty required to plan for and build out the best and most secure 5G networks possible. We’re laying out a three-point call to action to inform the Administration’s National Spectrum Strategy: