Reinstating FCC auction authority is the 'number one priority' of the Energy and Commerce Committee Chair.
America's prices are 5–10 times higher than comparable data from other countries.
The plan will hand down start dates and timelines for the strategy's goals.
The checklist covers fair and reasonable costs, timely permitting reviews, greater transparency and innovative deployment processes.
The money will fund a testing facility for open RAN equipment.
The White House released a long-term spectrum plan in November, but the FCC still lacks auction authority.
With state broadband challenges underway, Broadband Measurement Summit brings BEAD into dialogue with FCC nutrition labels.
Nearly one-third of the money awarded through RDOF was defaulted on.
The company is concerned about interference in adjacent bands.
All but one of the awardees are Colorado-based internet service providers.
The money will allow community centers to loan devices like laptops and routers.
Ohio's move was blocked by the NTIA, but Vermont's and Georgia's survived edits from the agency.
The FCC sought comment on upping the definition to 100 * 20 Mbps.
As the global race for 5G dominance continues, a significant hurdle looms ahead.
NTIA's Enabling Middle Mile Program will facilitate the installation of over 12,000 miles of fiber-optic cable.
The low-income internet subsidy could run out of funding as early as April 2024.
The agency is adjusting the federal government's grant rules for the program.
Open access networks can be better understand through the 7-layered Open Systems Interconnection model.
All 56 states and territories have released for comment their Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment proposals.
FCC staff processed 4.8 million challenges to coverage data and 1.5 million challenges to location data.
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the FCC's recent move was an effort to ease friction for BEAD deployments.
The conference tapped the 6 GHz band for mobile networks, but left the door open for unlicensed use.
The battle for users intensifies due to competitive responses from cable, DSL, fiber and even satellite providers.
Stakeholders widely agreed the framework is effective, the committee said.
5G enhancements have been a primary focus this past year.
The rapidly expanding open access network has historically faced consistent opposition from anti-muni groups.
Starlink has deployed about 5,500 satellites into low earth orbit, and the current generation service produces 'urban-quality' broadband, said SpaceX.
Under the 5G SALE Act, the FCC will be able to issue 8,000 licenses purchased before its spectrum auction authority expired in March.
'It should be easy to understand what you are paying and what you are getting for that price.'
The 17 projects are slated to get broadband to more than 16,000 homes and businesses.
The internet subsidy for low-income households is set to dry up without congressional action.
The Fifth Circuit is rehearing a similar case filed by the same conservative nonprofit.
The state wants to avoid setting out a price or formula for what BEAD-funded providers can charge low-income households.
The money will go to upgrading broadband equipment in community centers and apartment buildings.
As states rush to outline their BEAD spending plans, time is of the essence.
The company was slated to receive nearly $900 million in broadband subsidies.
The company was one of the biggest to default on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction.
The Whitman-Walker’s Max Robinson Center will be able to serve an extra 10,000 residents with telehealth.
At the Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit, five experts debate the essence of 'open access networks'.
The 5G war is on and there’s a lot of concern about the U.S. position vis-a-vis China.