FCC Pauses Trump-Era Sharing Plan For 4.9 GHz Band
READ HERE: FCC Pauses Trump-Era Sharing Plan For 4.9 GHz Band By Kelcee Griffis Law360 (May 28, 2021, 5:01 PM EDT) — In a 3-1 vote, the Federal Communications Commission quietly halted a Trump administration plan to open up a spectrum band currently dedicated to public safety, the 4.9 gigahertz band, for licensed sharing with the private sector. Without […]
FCC Wants Your Internet Speed Data For Broadband Maps
The Federal Communications Commission wants everyone to download the agency’s speed test smartphone application to help it quickly gather data about network performance across the country. The FCC Speed Test app allows people to find out how fast their mobile and broadband internet connection is working, with the data collected going back to the agency as part […]
Biden Plan Allocates $100B To Get Every American Online
READ HERE: Biden Plan Allocates $100B To Get Every American Online By Kelcee Griffis Law360 (March 31, 2021, 4:03 PM EDT) — The Biden administration’s ambitious infrastructure package announced Wednesday would spend $100 billion to get the entire country connected to broadband service, a goal the administration says is reasonable and achievable. The wide-ranging, eight-year investment plan […]
Senate Commerce Panel Mulls Broadband Speed Benchmarks
READ HERE: Senate Commerce Panel Mulls Broadband Speed Benchmarks By Kelcee Griffis Law360 (March 18, 2021, 6:38 PM EDT) — In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, rural broadband experts sparred over whether the Federal Communications Commission should raise the threshold of internet speed subsidized by federal funding programs, with one witness saying the agency could incentivize more “ambitious” service quality. […]
Lawmakers Unveil 3 Bills To Expand Broadband Access
READ HERE: Lawmakers Unveil 3 Bills To Expand Broadband Access By Christopher Cole Law360 (March 10, 2021, 8:15 PM EST) — Three bills introduced in recent days on Capitol Hill would pour new federal investment into high-speed network deployment in rural areas and aim to encourage more public-private partnerships to improve communities’ broadband access. The measures come […]