Devices dependent on Wi-Fi will get a boost if the FCC moves forward with a plan to enable additional devices to operate in the 6 GHz band, which ranges from 5.925 GHz to 7.125 GHz. Impact: With Wi-Fi now considered a vital part of daily life, the news that the FCC plans to hold a …
FCC Ready to Provide a Boost to 6 GHz Wi-Fi Spectrum Read More »
Even as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration moves to push states’ BEAD final proposals through, discussions about what to do with more than $20 billion in non-deployment funds continue to rage. Impact: Two Republican senators, Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced legislation last week known as the SUCCESS for BEAD Act …
Broadband permitting has become something of a hot-button issue of late as NTIA starts approving BEAD final proposals and providers get ready to finally start deployments next year. Impact: Telecom industry groups like ACA Connects and USTelecom want the FCC to streamline the broadband permitting process and make it easier for providers to deploy broadband …
The Battle Over Broadband Permitting Reform Starts to Heat Up Read More »
AT&T gained early access to the 3.45 GHz mid-band spectrum licenses it’s in the process of acquiring from EchoStar in a $23 billion deal (that also includes 600 MHz low-band licenses) to help ramp up its 5G download speeds by a significant margin. Impact: A short-term spectrum lease management deal between the two companies while …
AT&T Moves Quickly to Deploy EchoStar’s 3.45 GHz Spectrum Read More »
Verizon continues to struggle in several areas of its business, and the Q3 results showed the effects of that, but new CEO Dan Schulman plans a shift in strategy designed to turn the company around and drive customer growth. Impact: Though Verizon remains the second largest fixed wireless access provider behind T-Mobile with 5.4 million …
Verizon Stumbles in Fixed Wireless, New CEO Plans Big Changes Read More »
In its October 28 monthly meeting, the FCC plans to vote on adoption of a notice of proposed rulemaking designed to eliminate some service provider requirements for consumer broadband labels and determine whether the commission will solicit comments on other ways to make the labels easier for providers to comply with while also ensuring they …
FCC Moves to Revise Broadband Label Requirements Read More »
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called the SpaceX deal to acquire $17 billion in EchoStar spectrum “a potential gamechanger for the American consumer,” but not everyone seems sure the transaction will change much beyond giving SpaceX access to more spectrum. Impact: Nevertheless, the transaction (and a similar AT&T deal two weeks ago) ended the FCC’s twin …
Measuring How SpaceX Plans to Use $17B in EchoStar Spectrum Read More »
With most states scheduled to submit their final proposals to the National Telecommunications & Information Administration by September 4, state broadband offices have been releasing provisional BEAD awards for the last several weeks, with new announcements occurring nearly every day. Impact: As of the end of August, 30 states had released their subgrantee selections using …
BEAD Funding Still Leans Toward Fiber As Deadline Nears Read More »
With the BEAD program’s Benefit of the Bargain round well underway, trends have started to emerge that illustrate how states plan to navigate the new rules implemented by the Trump Administration. Impact: Though the round hasn’t ended yet, not everyone is happy with how states have decided to navigate the revamped process, with SpaceX particularly …
SpaceX Unhappy with Benefit of the Bargain Round, Wants More Funds Read More »
After the FCC went more than two years from March 2023 to July 2025 without the ability to conduct spectrum auctions, Congress included a provision restoring the agency’s authority to so in the budget bill that passed last week. Impact: While the controversial bill faced a lot of opposition on a range of topics before …
FCC Auction Authority Restored, NTIA to Consider More 5G Spectrum Read More »
