AT&T asked the FCC to apply a screen on mid-band spectrum holdings. If adopted, the concept could have significant consequences for chief rivals T-Mobile and Verizon, notes CNBC. That’s because those carriers have amassed significant mid-band spectrum holdings considered to be the “sweet spot” for 5G networks, according to industry […]
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Carriers have been working since before Hurricane Ida hit the Gulf Coast to ensure network resiliency, pre-staging assets like generators and fuel, for example. Here’s an update on where things stood as of yesterday in Louisiana, the state hardest hit by the Category 4 hurricane, plus Mississippi and Alabama. AT&T […]
As Hurricane Ida makes its way to the Gulf, Verizon announced on Friday its teams are preparing once again to provide critical communications before, during and after the storm. With the high likelihood of potential flooding and accompanying commercial outages expected, Verizon said its engineers are topping off generators and […]
In a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, the FCC proposed a $5,134,500 fine against lobbyists John Burkman and Jacob Alexander Wohl, and J.M. Burkman & Associates LLC, Burkman’s political consulting firm. The Commission says the men apparently made 1,141 unlawful robocalls to wireless phones without prior consent, in violation […]
The FCC received more than $5 billion in requests for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. Applicants sought money for 9.1 million connected devices and 5.4 million broadband connections as part of the $7.17 billion program. The agency received so much interest it plans to open another filing window. It will […]
Maryland officials are increasing their efforts to close the state’s digital divide. On Friday, Governor Larry Hogan Jr. (R) and Democratic legislative leaders revealed a new program and workgroup aimed at making broadband more accessible to Marylanders. Hogan, alongside House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Senate President Bill Ferguson […]
Cellnex Telecom (CLNX.SM), the Barcelona, Spain-based tower company, has grown dramatically through mergers and acquisitions, and build-to-suit (BTS) programs since establishing itself as an independent towerco in 2015. With a series of announced deals in the pipeline and significant BTS activity planned in conjunction with these deals, the company expects […]
With the massive hack of T-Mobile’s user database fresh in everyone’s minds, Verizon announced Thursday that it is testing new technology to protect data from hackers. Using a quantum-safe virtual private network (VPN), the carrier is looking to cryptographic ciphers to provide a higher level of protection, essentially, enhancing encryption […]
Friday the 13th was a very bad day for T-Mobile this year. First the California Public Utilities Commission ordered the company to show up at a virtual hearing to discuss allegations it lied to the agency to get approval for its merger with Sprint. While the company was digesting this […]
Verizon has increased the prospects for clearing its proposed acquisition of wireless reseller TracFone by allaying critics’ worries that Verizon could leave some of TracFone’s low-income customers without service. Advocacy groups Public Knowledge, Access Humboldt, the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society, the California Center for Rural Policy and the […]