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FCC Chairman stands by repeal of landmark net neutrality rules
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai said he stands by the agency’s repeal of landmark net neutrality rules. Read more…
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Chinese telcos urge FCC not to revoke their rights to operate in the US
Chinese telcos urge FCC not to revoke authorization to provide international telecommunications services to and from the United States. Read more…
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FCC may shut down US operations of three Chinese telcos
FCC said it may shut down the US operations of three state-controlled Chinese telecommunications companies, citing national security risks. Read more…
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FCC approves Google request to use part of US-Asia subsea cable
The FCC has approved Alphabet Inc unit Google’s request to use part of an US-Asia subsea telecommunications cable. Read more…
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US regulator suggests using auto safety spectrum to boost Wi-Fi
Little-used block of spectrum set aside for auto safety should be split to accommodate the rapidly growing number of wireless devices – US telecoms regulator Read more…
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Why US cellcos don’t want FCC’s broadband map to include 5G
US mobile operators like FCC’s idea to create a crowdsourced geospatial map for mobile broadband – as long it doesn’t include 5G. Here’s why. Read more…
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The US net neutrality landscape is now fragmented and weird
A US court says states can write their own net neutrality rules. Strangely the legal reasoning has little to do with net neutrality. Or how the internet works. Read more…
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FCC to allow phone companies to block unwanted “robocalls”
FCC to allow phone companies to block unwanted “robocalls” by default as Americans grapple with billions of deceptive and annoying calls every year. Read more…
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Huawei heroically tries logic to get back into US 5G game
The US desperately wants to defeat China in the 5G race. “We can help with that,” Huawei tells the FCC. “It’s all perfectly logical. First, lift this ban …” I’ve been perusing reports and materials Read more…
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SCF says FCC small cell policy good news for 5G
The Small Cell Forum has applauded a decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prevent city and town governments from charging wireless carriers up to $2 billion dollars’ worth of fees related to Read more…