UPDATE DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has received support from the Department of Justice (D0J) for more time to purchase low-band 800 MHz spectrum from T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), according to Seeking Alpha. DISH had asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to grant a 10-month extension on an […]
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FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel told Congress the agency is keeping an eye on Chinese IoT modules. At the same time, she asked several government agencies to consider declaring that Chinese companies, including Quectel and Fibocom Wireless, pose unacceptable national security risks, reported Reuters. Quectel manufactures IoT modules and antennas and […]
We’ll soon learn more about a former “Crown Castle USA, Inc.” (NYSE: CCI) employee, as court documents refer to the company, who says he was fired unjustly. Former Crown Castle Federal Sales Director Matthew Foosaner sued the company last May, claiming he was terminated in retaliation for making disclosures that […]
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced in an 8K filing on Tuesday that it had entered into a License Purchase Agreement to acquire 600 MHz spectrum from Philadelphia-based Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) for total cash consideration of between $1.2 billion and $3.3 billion. The final price will be based on the number of […]
The FCC is committing nearly $7 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECP) program. The fund pays for digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. The money will support approximately 110 schools and school districts and nine libraries and library […]
John Stankey, AT&T, Inc. CEO, outlined the carrier’s strategy for competing with the cable companies through convergence in his conversation with Brett Feldman, Equity Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs, at Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference this week in San Francisco. Building out fiber as fast as possible is at […]
The Senate voted 55-43 on Thursday to confirm Anna Gomez to the fifth and vacant seat on the FCC. The vote means an end to the 2-2 party deadlock at the agency. Gomez will also be the first Latina Commissioner the FCC has had since 2001. Ted Cruz (R-TX) led […]
Comtrain USA, a training organization with a rich history in the telecommunications industry, has joined the parent company of SafetyLMS, a training provider in industries including telecom with a particular focus on tower safety. Comtrain offers courses in tower and safety rescue, rigging, operating capstan hoists, ascenders and more. With […]
Following a visit to NASA by FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to brief officials on the agency’s new Space Bureau, the agency has an item concerning that bureau on its September monthly meeting agenda. During that August visit, she was able to meet the crew of Artemis II. They’re training to […]
Helios Towers (LSE: HTWR), based in London, is the third largest tower company in Africa and the Middle East region behind IHS Towers and American Tower’s ATC Africa operating unit, according to Inside Towers Intelligence. At the end of 2Q23, Helios Towers reported a portfolio of 13,870 towers across seven […]