Broadcasting&Cable
Court Vacates FCC Deregulation of Cell Tower-Site Reviews
Turns out the race to 5G can't run roughshod over the landscape, at least as the Federal Communications Commission has proposed it. In a partial defeat for the FCC and a victory for localities trying to retain their authority over cell tower placement and impact, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has ruled that the FCC did not justify its deregulation of small cell site reviews and has vacated that part of a larger wireless deployment deregulation order.
Rep Matsui (D-CA) introduces final version of C-Band bill "WIN 5G Act" (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 13:00Small ISP industry group ACA Connects to FCC: More Details Coming on Fiber C-Band Alternative (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:18Microsoft to FCC: Don't Let Broadcasters Retain Adjacent Channel (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 08/06/2019 - 10:30FCC extends comment period for improvements to Equal Employment Opportunity from Aug 21 to Sept 5 (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 12:36Tech Groups Pan President Trump's Plans for More Tariffs (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 12:23Texas joins T-Mobile-Sprint suit, bringing total states seeking to block the deal to 15 (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 11:41National Association of Broadcasters President: Big Tech Should Get Public Interest Scrutiny (Broadcasting&Cable)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 18:18
Senate Confirms Michael Kratsios As New Trump Administration Chief Technology Officer
Through a voice vote, the Senate has unanimously confirmed Michael Kratsios to be President Donald Trump's associate director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), making him the new Chief Technology Officer. President Trump nominated Kratsios as CTO back in March. Kratsios was the deputy CTO as well as deputy assistant to the President for technology policy at the White House, a post he has held since President Trump took office.