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FCC Announces Results Of Record-Breaking C-Band Auction – $81.1 Billion In Gross Bids, With All Licenses Won
The FCC has announced the results of Auction 107 – the C-Band auction of new flexible-use overlay licenses in the 3.7–3.98 GHz band.
March 2020 News Update
An update on news from March 2020.
T-Mobile Files Motion To Dismiss Rural Carriers’ Call Completion Class Action Lawsuit
T-Mobile USA, Inc. has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it by Craigville Telephone Co. d and Consolidated Telephone Co. related to T-Mobile’s past violations of the FCC’s rural call completion rules. In general, T-Mobile argues every claim in the complaint should be dismissed because the “Plaintiffs have failed to plead a plausible theory of injury.”
January 2020 News Update
An update on news from January 2020.
FCC Announces Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force – Nominations For Working Groups Due December 3rd
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced the appointment of members to serve on the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States. The Task Force will hold its first meeting on Monday, December 9, 2019, at 9:30am. Nominations for membership on one of the Task Force’s four working groups should be submitted to the FCC no later than December 3, 2019.
Cryptocurrency Investor Files SIM Swap Lawsuit Against AT&T
Cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin has filed a lawsuit against wireless provider AT&T for failing to prevent a fraudulent SIM swap on his account, which Mr. Terpin alleges resulted in the loss of $24 million in cryptocurrency. Mr. Terpin claims he fell victim to SIM swap fraud at the hands of criminals working directly with an AT&T employee.
FCC Announces Temporary Freeze on 3.7 - 4.2 GHz Band Applications – Opens 90-Day Window To Register Existing Earth Stations
The FCC has announced a temporary freeze, beginning April 19, 2018, on the filing of new or modification applications for fixed-satellite service earth station licenses, receive-only earth station registrations, and fixed microwave licenses in the 3.7 - 4.2 GHz band. Also, beginning April 19, 2018, there is a 90-day window during which entities that own or operate existing FSS earth stations in the 3.7 - 4.2 GHz band may file an application to register or license the earth station if it is currently not registered or licensed.
Texas Federal Court Dismisses IXCs’ IntraMTA-Lawsuits Against ILECs
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has dismissed over 35 multidistrict lawsuits brought by two interexchange carriers against hundreds of local exchange carriers concerning payments of access charges for intraMTA traffic.