The FCC today adopted rules for the 5G Fund for Rural America, which will make $9 billion available to cover some of the costs of deploying service to rural areas that lack higher-speed mobile service. Awardees will be required to…
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FCC Modernizes Unbundling and Resale Requirements
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2020—In light of increasing competition in the telecommunications marketplace, the Federal Communications Commission today eliminated legacy unbundling and resale rules where they stifle technology transitions and broadband deployment. The rules date back to the Telecommunications Act of…
Electric Cooperatives Pitch Georgia Solution to Help Spur Rural Broadband Deployments
Electric cooperatives in Georgia have proposed policies aimed at spurring rural broadband deployments. The cooperatives call the proposed policies the Georgia Solution. Although some Georgia electric cooperatives have proposed to build broadband networks in the rural communities they serve, those…
Service Provider Groups Ask Trump to Scrap U.S. Government 5G Network Idea
Seven associations representing communications service providers have written a letter to President Trump urging him not to pursue the idea of a U.S. government 5G network. The letter came in response to a request for information about such a network…
FCC Awards $1.37M in E-Rate Funding to Schools in 32 States and Puerto Rico
The FCC will provide funding of $1,366,378 to 291 schools in 32 states and Puerto Rico through its E-Rate program. A total of 220,584 students could benefit from the new E-Rate funding. The funding was awarded to entities that applied…
FCC Mandates Bill-and-Keep for Access Charges on Toll-Free Calls
The FCC adopted an order on Friday that calls for carriers to move to a bill-and-keep approach for access charges on toll-free calls. The goal of the FCC bill-and-keep action is to curb “arbitrage and fraud” undermining the intercarrier compensation…
Cable 10G Economic Impact Report: $126.7 Billion GDP Boost, 376,000 Jobs
As the cable industry gears up to offer 10 Gbps, or 10G broadband, using DOCSIS technology, one research firm is predicting the economic impact of the technology. According to a report from Telecom Advisory Services funded by NCTA – The…
FCC Set to Adopt 5G Fund for Rural America Rules — and the Decision on Eligible Areas is . . .
The FCC plans to vote later this month on rules for the $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America. The plan is to use a two-phase reverse auction to award funding to cover some of the costs of deploying mobile…
First of its Kind FCC Retransmission Fine Decision Sets Stage for Future Fines Against Broadcasters
The FCC has proposed fines exceeding $500,000 apiece for 18 television station licensees that were the focus of a complaint by AT&T involving negotiations for the retransmission fees that AT&T must pay to carry the stations’ content. The new FCC…
FCC Hopes O-RAN Will Fill Huawei Void: Dish, AT&T Offer O-RAN Lessons Learned
Now that the FCC has banned equipment from certain Chinese vendors, including Huawei, from the networks of any carriers that receive Universal Service Fund support, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has been touting the possibility of using open radio access network…
Poll Finds 90% Support Federal Funding to Close Digital Divide
Ninety percent of U.S. voters want Congress to fund efforts to close the digital divide, according to the results of a new digital divide funding poll released today by the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA). More than six-in-10 (62%) said they…
FCC Takes Steps Toward Another Mid-Band Spectrum Auction, Could Create Wide Mid-Band 5G Spectrum Swath
The FCC is taking the first steps toward another mid-band spectrum auction. The commission will vote late this month on several items aimed at making spectrum between 3.45 GHz and 3.55 GHz, known as the 3.45 GHz band, available for…
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