60% of the 5.9 GHz band spectrum is reallocated away from cars. Last week, the District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s decision…
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves FCC, FTC Nominees
Narrow vote finally moves delayed process forward. Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee approved President Biden’s nominations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
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Senator Lujan Recovering from Stroke
Evenly divided Senate delays some business until his return. Senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico suffered a stroke a week ago and subsequently underwent surgery to ease…
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Transportation Secretary Responds to 5G Delay
Verizon and AT&T have postponed some rollouts near airports. Airline companies and aircraft manufacturers have been expressing concern about the use of 5G cellular communications near major airports.…
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Senate Seeks to Restrict Sale of Chinese Telecom Devices
Commerce Committee has advanced the bipartisan legislation. Legislation that would restrict private entities from buying equipment from Chinese telecom companies such as Huawei and ZTE has cleared the…
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Interagency Cooperation Announced for Rural Broadband
Federal funding programs for rural deployment to be coordinated by NTIA, FCC, and USDA. This past week, an interagency agreement was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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House Bills Would Dilute Chinese Telecom Dominance
New proposals under consideration by House Energy and Commerce Committee. Legislators in the House of Representatives are looking to curtail China’s increasing dominance in the telecommunications sphere. As…
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Legislators Call for Changes at the FCC
Evaluating FCC policies to see if they disproportionately affected people of color. Members of Congress reached out to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, calling on the…
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FCC Proposes Shortened Deadline for Caller ID Rule
Commission seeks comment on moving up caller ID authentication for small providers. The Federal Communications Commission recently proposed shortening the caller ID authentication compliance deadline for smaller providers…
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FCC Declares Huawei National Security Threat
Other Chinese companies receive same designation. The Federal Communications Commission concluded that five Chinese telecommunications companies, including Huawei, pose a risk to America’s national security. This conclusion follows on…
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