Frontier may soon exit bankruptcy, with news that the FCC has approved the company’s restructuring plan. Frontier now has approval from 13 states and reports it will emerge from Chapter 11 in “early 2021.” Frontier needs approvals from 4 additional…
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FCC Fines Malicious Robocaller Nearly $10 Million
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…
Nokia and Ericsson Land Deals to Support and Further Implement T-Mobile 5G Strategy
T-Mobile has announced multi-billion, five year deals with Ericsson and Nokia that aim to expand and extend its 5G network. The deals will help implement a T-Mobile 5G strategy that relies on two distinct paths. T-Mobile labels those 5G strategy…
Windstream added 60K Broadband Subs in 2020
Windstream finished 2020 with a net gain of 60,000 broadband customers and with its gigabit services available to 589,000 locations, the company says. Ultimately, Windstream wants to get gigabit to50% of it’s ILEC territory within ten years. The year 2020…
ACA Connects: Smaller Video Providers Pay 43% More than Larger Providers for Retransmission Fees
The retransmission fees that video service providers pay to television broadcasters increased 19.2% between 2018 and 2019, according to ACA Connects: America’s Communications Association, which represents smaller cable and broadband providers. ACA Connects based its analysis on data recently released…
Parks: Amid Pandemic, Seniors Embracing More Technology, Close to 1/3 are Video Calling
Use of telecommunications technology has grown among seniors in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Parks Associates. The firm said that during the pandemic, 29% of those 65 and older have used video conferencing, 27% have used…
FCC Chair Pai Has an Idea for the C-Band Auction Windfall and It Involves USF
The C-band spectrum auction isn’t over yet, but we already know it will create a windfall for the U.S. Treasury, having already doubled or even tripled some forecasts. Outgoing FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to see $50 billion of the…
CARES Act Broadband Funding Lights up New Hampshire Town
CARES Act broadband funding helped enable the town of Bristol, New Hampshire to deploy 24 miles of fiber to pass 400 Bristol residences and connect to Plymouth State University. The CARES Act funding was a $1.52 million grant. In a…
Everstream Continues Midwest Expansion
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…
Report: Cord-Cutting During the Pandemic Leads to Streaming Now Accounting for 68% of TV Viewing
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…
Verizon, UPS Partner on Drone Delivery
Verizon’s Skyward business unit and UPS Flight Forward have agreed to deliver retail products via drones using LTE and to test 5G integration in The Villages in Florida. UPS Flight Forward has conducted more than 3,800 successful drone delivery flights…
Southern Company Asks FCC to Study 6 GHz Interference, Potentially Jeopardizing Gigabit Wi-Fi Plans
Southern Company, a utility company serving parts of seven states, has asked the FCC to conduct further testing involving potential interference in the 6 GHz band, which the FCC freed up in April 2020 for unlicensed operation. Southern Company operates…
