Aug 31

Aug 31 August 2019 News Update

Tony Veach

An update on important news from August 2019.

Aug 9

Aug 9 Update On State News: State Broadband Laws & Grant Programs

Tony Veach

5G, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Mapping, , Spectrum, Video, Wireless, Wireline, WISP, Broadband Grants, State Regulation

This article contains news about state broadband regulations and state broadband grant programs.

Jul 31

Jul 31 July 2019 News Update

Tony Veach

News update for July 2019

Jul 26

Jul 26 DOJ Settlement Allows T-Mobile / Sprint Merger, Requires Significant Asset Divestiture To DISH Network

Tony Veach

5G, Mergers & Acquisitions, Spectrum, Wireless

The U.S. Department of Justice, along with five states have reached a settlement with T-Mobile and Sprint, allowing the two smallest nationwide mobile wireless providers to merge. The settlement requires T-Mobile and Sprint to divest various assets to Dish Network.

Jul 11

Jul 11 Draft NPRM: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund

Tony Veach

Broadband, Broadband Deployment, ETC, FCC, Fiber, ISPs, Rural Broadband, Spectrum, Universal Service, USF, Wireline, Wireless, WISP, RDOF

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that the FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking during its August open meeting to formally establish the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The RDOF is planned to provide $20.4 billion over the next 10 years to support the construction of broadband networks in areas that lack access to broadband service at speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps.