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Former FCC Chair: US Should Ease 5G Regs To Be Competitive
Former FCC Chair: US Should Ease 5G Regs To Be Competitive
December 09, 2019  |  Innovation

Building out 5G networks is imperative to the U.S., as China aggressively moves forward with rolling out the next-generation wireless technology, former Federal Communications Commission...

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FCC Calls For ‘Comprehensive Effort’ In US 5G Security
FCC Calls For ‘Comprehensive Effort’ In US 5G Security
November 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. doesn’t have a comprehensive strategy for 5G security, according to Jessica Rosenworcel, one of five Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners. The agency is...

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T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Wins FCC Approval
T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Wins FCC Approval
October 17, 2019  |  Regulation

The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint has officially received enough votes to win approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Although Democrats Geoffrey Starks and...

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5G Faces Growing Resistance To Deployments
5G Faces Growing Resistance To Deployments
August 26, 2019  |  Mobile

Everyone in retail and payments is – or should be – getting ready for 5G mobile network technology. More potential and real 5G use cases...

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Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
August 19, 2019  |  Regulation

A draft executive order from the White House might lay out how Big Tech firms curate and present their data. As noted last week, the...

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White House Calls For FCC To Regulate Social Media Content
White House Calls For FCC To Regulate Social Media Content
August 09, 2019  |  Regulation

The White House has drafted an executive order that would put the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in charge of what large tech companies choose to...

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Amazon Wants Satellites To Provide Broadband In Remote Areas
Amazon Wants Satellites To Provide Broadband In Remote Areas
July 05, 2019  |  Innovation

To provide broadband to tens of millions of users who don’t currently have adequate internet access, Amazon wants permission from the U.S. to launch 3,236...

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DOJ Close To Approving T-Mobile, Sprint Merger
DOJ Close To Approving T-Mobile, Sprint Merger
July 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is inching closer to approving a merger between the No. 3 and No. 4 telecom companies, T-Mobile and Sprint, according...

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Dish Helps T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Inch Closer To Reality
Dish Helps T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Inch Closer To Reality
July 02, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The potential merger between telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Sprint is getting closer to approval after T-Mobile and Dish reached a divestiture deal about the selling...

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