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FCC Rural Digital Opportunities Fund Decision Draws Crowd (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 17:25T-Mobile: FCC Should Mandate Fast-Track C-Band Relocation (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 16:01Major Advertising Associations Seek Delay of California Privacy Law (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 16:13C-Band Alliance Says C-Band's 280 MHz is Worth Up to $77 Billion (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 13:54State of Maine Appeals District Court Decision Blocking the Imposition of Law Forcing Cable Companies to Unbundle Video Packages (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 16:00FCC Prods Bidding in 5G Spectrum Auction (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/22/2020 - 17:26Broadband Associations Collectively Call For Changes in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
The major broadband associations have gotten to together to urge the Federal Communications Commission to make changes to the proposed Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Broadband Associations Collectively Call For Rural Broadband Fund Change
The major broadband associations have gotten to together to add heft to the bone they have to pick with the Federal Communications Commission over the way it has structured its new Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) subsidy process, one they warn could discourage participation and drain $1 billion from broadband buildouts to banks and other lending institutions. The FCC plans to vote on final rules for the $20.4 billion fund Jan. 30.
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on 'Industries of the Future' Talks C-Band, 5G
The Senate Commerce Committee's first hearing of 2020, "Industries of the Future" dealt with the federal government's role in advancing new technologies. Federal Communications Commissioners Jessica Rosenwrocel and Michael O'Rielly testified and spoke about 5G. On the issue of speeding the 5G rollout, Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) pointed out that there is "a company on TV" already advertising that they are already leading the industry in 5G. Commissioner Rosenworcel said there have been some deployments, which was exciting, but that they were chiefly in urban areas.