Senate Passes 5G Security Bill

In a bipartisan effort to protect the nation’s future broadband networks, the Senate recently passed the aptly short titled “Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020.” It “require(s) the President…

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FCC Seeks to Wrap Up its Restoring Internet Freedom Order

The Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau, in a recent Public Notice, is seeking comment in three areas of its Restoring Internet Freedom Order. These three subjects are the only remanded items…

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DOJ Gets Tough on Robocalls

Robocalls have been a serious problem, and a source of criminal activity, for several years.  The federal Department of Justice has recently stepped up its efforts to stop several carriers…

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5G Coming to Rural America

The FCC, on February 3, opened a new docket captioned “Establishing a 5G Fund for Rural America.” A joint effort of the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, the Wireline Competition…

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Commission Touts Accomplishments Under Pai

The FCC recently issued an extensive list of Chairman Pai’s many accomplishments during his first three years as Chairman.  Published just a few days before adoption of perhaps his biggest…

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Good News: RDOF Approved

At its January 30th meeting, the FCC adopted its $20.4 billion plan to close the digital divide between rural and urban America. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) establishes a…

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Draft Order on Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Ready for Vote

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently announced that a draft order establishing broadband funding for the hardest-to-serve rural areas of our country would be voted on at the Commission’s January 30…

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