Bill Introduced to Protect Rural Broadband During Current Crisis

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Congressional Representatives has recently introduced a bill that would help small broadband providers continue to provide service in rural America during the coronavirus…

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How do We Bridge the State-Federal Regulatory Divide?

ICORE has long been in favor of the FCC’s light touch regulatory regime for the “information services” provided by large, powerful and multi-service national and international corporations. Freeing them from…

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Remembering ‘The Good Old Days’

When the author of this blog was just a little kid, the world of telecommunication – as offered by the local telephone company – was a far different animal than…

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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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