Biden signs $1T+ infrastructure bill into law, with $65B to boost broadband access, $475M in grants to help low-income Americans acquire computing devices, more
here's what $1T infrastructure bill means for Washington state Turner Wright / Cointelegraph : President Biden signs infrastructure bill into law, mandating broker reporting requirements Wall Street J...
Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel to officially lead the FCC, nominates Gigi Sohn as third Democratic commissioner, but it's unclear if Senate will confirm soon
On the surface — and maybe this is close to how the company wants … Diana Goovaerts / FierceTelecom : Biden taps Rosenworcel, Davidson to fill key telecom posts at FCC, NTIA Ben Brody / Protocol : Bid...
Mississippi is using some of its $1.2B COVID stimulus on high-speed broadband, which could make it one of the most connected states in the US within six years
Marguerite Reardon / CNET : Tweets: @maggie_reardon and @rogerwcheng Tweets: @maggie_reardon : Big things are happening in Mississippi. Prior to the pandemic, MS ranked 42nd out of 50 in broadband. T...
The Pentagon argues that a proposal from satellite company Ligado to meld satellite spectrum with a terrestrial 5G IoT network would interfere with GPS signals
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In a report, FCC says broadband deployment is reasonable and timely, reaching same conclusion as an earlier version that overstated broadband access by millions
which may not be real Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : FCC's broadband deployment report called ‘fundamentally at odds with reality’ Federal Communications Commission : Broadband Deployment Report: Digit...
DC appeals court rejects DOJ's bid to overturn the ruling that cleared the way for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner; DOJ says it will not seek further review
again Marguerite Reardon / CNET : Justice Department won't appeal AT&T-Time Warner decision Marcy Gordon / Associated Press : US appeals court clears AT&T's $81B merger with Time Warner Sean Burch / T...
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says ~500K of the 22M comments submitted during the net neutrality debate were linked to Russian email addresses
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In a deal with the DOJ, California has agreed to not enforce its net neutrality law until legal challenges to the FCC's net neutrality repeal are resolved
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FCC limits the time local authorities get to review 5G applications to 90 days, caps annual fees to $270 per small cell, unless cities can prove higher costs
What Apple Pay Head Jennifer Bailey Learned at Netscape Andrew Orr / The Mac Observer : Ajit Pai Couldn't Care Less About Rural America Marguerite Reardon / CNET : FCC limits fees cities can charge fo...
In Senate hearing, Ajit Pai says he doubted claims FCC's comment system was taken down by an attack, but says IG asked him to keep quiet until the full report
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