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CCA Launches SNAP for Wireless Authentication
The release of SNAP to members of the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) is expected to enrich the network experience for millions of wireless users, CCA and its partners announced today. Silent Network Authentication Platform (SNAP)…
CCA: Hundreds of Millions in RDOF Support Set to Go to Areas that Already Have Broadband
The FCC is getting set to award hundreds of millions of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) dollars to service providers to deploy broadband to areas that already have service, according to an analysis by Competitive…
Coalition Urges FCC to Get Moving on Making MVDDS Spectrum Available for 5G Use
A collection of technology trade groups has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on a rulemaking for the use of spectrum in the MVDDS band between 12.2-12.7 GHz for two-way 5G mobile and…
CCA Partners with DCS To Provide MiFleet Solutions for Carrier Members
Washington, DC – August 14, 2019 – Competitive Carriers Association (“CCA”) today announced a strategic partnership with Direct Communication Solutions (“DCS”) to deliver turnkey 4G LTE Internet of Things (“IoT”) Fleet Management and Asset Tracking…
New Carrier Backed C-Band Proposal Calls for FCC Auction of 370 MHz of 5G Spectrum
A proposal from carrier associations ACA Connects — America’s Communications Association and Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), along with Charter Communications calls for the FCC to conduct an auction of the majority of spectrum in the…
5G Planning Well Underway with Smaller Regional Carriers, As Inland Cellular News Illustrates
While the major U.S. carriers race to outpace each other in the 5G race, some smaller carriers also are planning for 5G. The latest example of regional carrier 5G deployment plans comes from Inland Cellular,…
Stakeholders Tell Senate Committee About Broadband Map Problems, Need for Challenge Process
Stakeholders told a Senate committee today about the impact of broadband map problems on their operations and about how those problems hinder the ability to bring broadband to parts of the U.S. that lack service.…
CCA, Parallel Wireless Partner on 4G Expansion, 5G Path For Smaller Regional Wireless Carriers
A new agreement between wireless developer Parallel Wireless, Inc. and the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) calls for the Parallel Virtualized Open RAN offering to be available to CCA wireless carrier members. The offering is designed…
FCC Adopts New CBRS Rules, Proposes More Unlicensed Spectrum in 6 GHz Band
The FCC today adopted new rules for the CBRS spectrum band targeted for a mixture of licensed and unlicensed use, with licenses to be awarded via an upcoming auction. As expected, the new CBRS rules…
Report: AIRWAVES Act Could Yield at Least $1.5 Billion For Rural Wireless
The AIRWAVES Act introduced in Congress would dedicate 10% of the proceeds from several upcoming spectrum auctions to expanding rural wireless coverage. A new report estimates that at least $1.5 billion could be raised for…
Rural Broadband Associations Come Out Against Proposed FCC Moves Against Huawei
The Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), the Computer & Communications Industry Association, ITTA – The Voice of America’s Broadband Providers (ITTA), and NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) have filed joint reply comments with the…
High-Stakes Broadband Drama at FCC as CTIA, CCA Float Compromise CBRS Proposal, But WISPA Begs to Differ
Two organizations representing mobile wireless service providers have sent a letter to the FCC with what they called a “compromise proposal” for the planned auction of citizens band radio service (CBRS) licenses in the 3.5…