The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has chosen 14 pilot programs over 11 states for the Connected Care Pilot Program, awarding applicants $26.6 million for their proposed projects. The program started taking applications for a projected $100 million in awards in…
The FCC today fined a robocaller $9,918,000 for illegally using caller ID spoofing “with the intent to cause harm.” The fine is just a little less than the $10 million fine the FCC issued late last year for a robocaller…
Regional fiber network operator Everstream is building out fiber in seven Midwest markets that will help to connect more than 2,000 macro cell towers. The fiber provider has been quite aggressive in its expansion efforts. The buildout helps fuels Everstream’s…
More than one quarter (27%) of U.S. cable subscribers plan to cut their subscriptions by the end of the year, according to pandemic cord cutting research from the Future of TV survey by The Trade Desk. About 15% cut the…
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. has agreed to be acquired by ATN International, Inc. and Freedom 3 Capital, LLC for $332 million, including net debt. ATN owns other telecom service providers, including some in the Caribbean. As a result of…
Spectrum announced today that is has doubled download speeds in 17 of its markets for its basic speed tier from 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps. The 17 markets with the faster Spectrum download speeds have a combined 8 million homes…
The FCC has started to consider whether to ban China Telecom (Americas) Corporation from providing domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the United States. The company is indirectly and ultimately owned and controlled by the government of the People’s…
MCC Iowa LLC, a subsidiary of Mediacom Communications Corporation, a long-time cable and broadband provider in the area, has sued the City of West Des Moines and the West Des Moines City Council, alleging that they are improperly using taxpayer-backed…
5G networks are up to 90% more energy efficient per traffic unit than 4G networks, according to a new 5G energy efficiency study from Nokia and Telefonica. 5G technology is mostly known for being faster and having lower latency in…
Smartphone shipments are rebounding, according to a new smartphone shipments forecast from International Data Corp (IDC). According to the (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments rebounded in the third quarter and are expected to grow sightly (2.4%) in…
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has issued another huge fine in a robocalling complaint, this time against a telemarketer for placing more than 47,000 spoofed robocalls – in only two days – that made false charges against a California State…
The nation’s largest cable and wireline carriers all saw big subscriber gains in the third quarter, according to a new broadband subscriber report from the Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG). In the third quarter, carriers representing a vast majority (96%)…
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