The FCC and Verizon Wireless d/b/a Cellco Partnership settled an investigation of constructed wireless facilities without complying with the Commission’s environmental and historic preservation rules. As part of the settlement, Verizon admits it violated the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The work […]
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It’s the most magical time of year, as children around the world eagerly await a visit all the way from the North Pole on December 24. For the 20th year, the elves at Verizon are partnering with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to provide a toll-free hotline for […]
MTN South Africa, MTN GlobalConnect, and the 2Africa consortium landed a subsea cable in Africa’s Western Cape. SatelliteProMe reported that the nearly 28,000-mile cable is the first in a series of six that will span five countries, including South Africa, Sudan, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Ghana. The 2Africa cable will […]
At a recent UBS investor conference, AT&T COO Jeff McElfresh described the wide reach of his company’s multi-billion dollar fiber investment. “There are more or less about 10,000 neighborhoods where women and men are digging dirt, laying the fiber and installing service today across this nation,” he said. Men and […]
As many as 23 million wireless 911 calls may be mis-routed each year, according to the FCC. Yesterday, Commissioners proposed rules to better target wireless 911 calls and texts to eliminate that problem. Historically, wireless 911 calls have been routed to 911 call centers based on the location of the […]
FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington called on his agency colleagues to change the Commission’s equipment authorization rules and mandate manufacturers to provide security patches for wireless devices. Not doing so puts the country’s wireless networks at risk, he says. “Hundreds of millions of devices are in active use in this country—more […]
Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) wholly-owned Russian subsidiary has entered into an agreement to divest its local customer support business in Russia to a Russian company owned by former managers of Ericsson´s Russian subsidiary. The company announced yesterday that the transaction includes a transfer of approximately 40 Ericsson employees, and certain assets […]
The winter storm that moved through much of the country this week knocked down two TV towers in South Dakota on Wednesday. The larger, 1,700-foot TV tower is owned by Nexstar KDLO-TV. An adjacent 800-foot tower also fell that day, according to NorthPine. The Inside Towers database indicates the tower […]
Managing wireless and wireline telecom networks involves monitoring and interpreting a lot of data from thousands of sites and dozens of data points at each of those sites. Network managers need to know the status of their sites at all times, especially when power outages or equipment failures occur. They […]
Several telecom associations, including the Competitive Carriers Association, NATE and WIA, banded together to urge lawmakers to fully fund “Rip & Replace” before the 117th Congress adjourns. The program was mandated by Congress in 2019, to remove equipment from U.S. communications network gear from Huawei and ZTE deemed to pose […]