FCC grants AT&T, AST SpaceMobile permission to trial space broadband network
FirstNet to trial the technology later this year
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FCC head Brendan Carr tells Europe to choose between US or Chinese tech
His comments come as he urges European telcos to pick Elon Musk's Starlink over Chinese alternatives
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FCC grants T-Mobile's request to test Nokia's 6G equipment
Tests will take place at T-Mobile's Bellevue HQ
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FCC chair could block telco M&As over DEI policies
Brendan Carr also launches investigation into CCP-linked companies on US Covered List
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FCC outlines actions for the faster removal of copper networks
FCC Chair Brendan Carr wants to reduce the amount of investment being put into legacy copper networks
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Geoffrey Starks to leave FCC Commissioner role
Starks was reportedly keen to depart a few months earlier
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FCC outlines deregulation proposals to "alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens"
The scheme is called 'Delete, Delete, Delete'
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FCC explores mid-band spectrum shakeup, eyes new C-band auctions
US communications inspect new potentials in spectrum advantageous to telcos and legacy satellite operators SES & Intelsat
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CWA outlines opposition to AT&T's copper retirement plans
Argues that rural customers will be left behind
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Trump seeks greater control over government agencies, including the FCC
What impact it has on the FCC remains to be seen
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FCC chair calls for swift action over spectrum auction to speed up rip-and-replace program
Urges the agency to push ahead with AWS-3 spectrum auction
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US Senate passes bill for additional rip and replace funding
An additional $3 billion in funding is expected to support the program
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US Commerce Department pushes ahead with ban on China Telecom
The recent hack against US carriers means the government wants to go after China Telecom's remaining units in the country
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FCC approves SpaceX direct to cell services over Starlink
But there are conditions to the agreement
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FCC launches first subsea cable review since 2001
Will focus on the security and protection of subsea infrastructure
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FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to leave regulator January 2025
Rosenworcel has held the role since 2021
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US DoJ wants a deeper review into $4.4bn T-Mobile-UScellular deal
Does Deutsche Telekom's ownership of T-Mobile pose a threat to the deal?
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Trump nominates Brendan Carr to head up FCC
Carr has notably sought a US ban on Chinese social media app TikTok
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FCC rules in favor of AT&T's FirstNet over usage of 4.9 GHz spectrum
CERCI threatens to challenge the decision
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T-Mobile deal 'essential' to UScellular's future, FCC told
The company says it needs to sell part of its business to compete
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US carriers working to fix network outages caused by Hurricane Milton across Florida
The Category 4 hurricane has caused widespread outages
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FCC allows Starlink to provide direct-to-cell coverage to areas impacted by Hurricane Helene
The service has been deployed in parts of North Carolina
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FCC approves EchoStar's 5G network build framework extension
EchoStar expected to cover 80 percent of US population with 5G network by end of year
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FCC to push forward with $9bn rural 5G Fund
The funding will look to provide 5G coverage in rural areas of the country
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AT&T hit by five-hour outage, blames software issue
The issue has been fixed says the carrier
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AT&T and Verizon outline opposition to T-Mobile and SpaceX's satellite service amid fears of interference
SpaceX maintains the plans will have no negative impact on its competitors
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FCC approves AST SpaceMobile's usage of BlueBird direct-to-smartphone satellites
On course to be launched in September
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Senate Commerce passes bill onto full Senate as it seeks additional $3bn funding for rip and replace program
As it puts forward proposals for additional $7bn for Affordable Connectivity Program