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FCC approves 5.9 GHz band for Wi-Fi, C-V2X services
2020-11-18 17:32:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The FCC has approved plans to open up the 5.9 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, as well as reserve part of the 5 GHz spectrum for road communications. The new band plan designates the lower 45 MHz (5.850-5.895 GHz) for unlicensed uses and the upper 30 MHz (5.895-5.925 GHz) for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) communications.
T-Mobile inherits $200m FCC fine due to Sprint misconduct
2020-11-05 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
T-Mobile has agreed to pay off a fine incurred by its subsidiary Sprint after the latter was investigated for claims of providing subsidies for 885,000 low-income customers via the FCC’s Lifeline Programme. The Programme itself dates back to 1985 and provides discounts to low…read more on TotalTele.com »
FCC confirms USD 9 bln fund for rural 5G, auction delayed on need for better broadband maps
2020-10-28 09:28:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US Federal Communications Commission has approved plans for a new 5G Fund for Rural America, with up to USD 9 billion in subsidies available to boost 5G coverage in outlying areas. However, the fund will not be available immediately, as the FCC decided to first improve how it collects broadband map data on unserved areas.
FCC to proceed with clarification of Section 230, which protects social media content from liability
2020-10-16 09:03:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Any changes would affect tech companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter: the section protects them from being held liable for their users' posts. It also allows them to moderate content in good faith, without repercussions. The original executive order by President Trump in May said the companies have gone beyond that "good faith" in their efforts to remove objectionable content, that they were starting to stifle free speech and showing "political bias." At the time, the executive order came under fire from the FCC"s two Democratic commissioners, who said the action was "politically motivated and legally unsound," CNBC reported. Pai says it now has that legal grounding.
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FCC estimates cost of removing Chinese equipment at $1.8bn
2020-09-09 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
In recent months, aggressive campaigning by the Trump administration against Chinese telecoms companies, in particular Huawei, have begun to bear fruit on a major scale. The latest round of sanctions against Huawei has decimated the vendor’s semiconductor supply chain, severing their access to US chip technology. For some countries around the world, this was the straw that broke the camel&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
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