Tag: FCC
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The FCC Just Awarded $61 Million to Help Expand High-Speed Internet to Rural Americans
Today the FCC announced that it has awarded over $61 million in new funding to help bring high-speed Internet to rural Americans. This award will help expand Internet to rural Americans in Washington, Massachusetts, Minnesota, California, Montana, Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, and Kansas. Funding for this initiative comes from the Universal Service…
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The FCC Wants to Declare Streaming Services Like AT&T TV as “Effective Competition” to Spectrum & Comcast
Today the FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC will vote on declaring streaming services like AT&T TV as “effective competition” to companies like Charter and Comcast. This would allow cable TV companies to be deregulated in areas that have limited competition like Hawaii and parts of Massachusetts. If this rule is passed, it…
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The FCC Wins a Court Ruling Allowing It to End Net Neutrality
Today the FCC won a court ruling saying the FCC can end Net Neutrality. With this court ruling, the FCC’s right to move the Internet from a Title II service to a Title I service was confirmed. In short, this means the FTC now regulates the Internet instead of the FCC. “We uphold the 2018…
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The FCC will Auction off 3.5 GHz That Can Be Used for 5G Internet Next Year
Today the FCC voted to get comments on proceedings for a proposed auction for Priority Access Licenses (PALs) of 3.5GHz Band. The 3.5 GHz band holds the potential to be prime spectrum for 5G services, which would mean expanding the capabilities of bringing 5G Internet to homes and businesses across the US. The Commission has…
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FCC Chairman Shares More on Plans to Expand High Speed Internet
Today, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai spoke at the National Tribal Broadband Summit. During his speech, Pai gave more insight about the FCC’s ongoing commitment to invest in expanding high speed Internet access in underserved areas. “On my very first day as FCC Chairman, I said that my top priority would be closing the digital divide…
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The FCC Has Approved The Merger Between Nexstar & Tribune Owned ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals
Today the FCC approved the merger between Nexstar and Tribune. This $6.4 Billion deal would merge Tribune’s ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations into Nexstar. Last month, the DOJ approved the sale of Tribune-owned locals to Nexstar as long as Nexstar sells one or more local stations in 13 markets. Now with the FCC’s approval,…
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The FCC Announces $1.488 Billion to Expand Rural Broadband to 700,000 Homes & Small Business
Today the FCC announced $112.2 million in new funding to help expand rural broadband. This brings the FCC’s total funding to expand rural broadband to $1.4888 billion over the next 10 years. The FCC hopes this will expand broadband to 700,000 unserved rural homes and small businesses nationwide. “Today, we take another step towards ensuring…
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The FCC Has Spent Over $5.7 Billion to Expand Rural Internet Access So Far This Year
In April, we reported about the FCC plan for bringing high speed internet access to 106,000 rural homes and businesses in 2019. Since then, we’ve seen the FCC put that plan into action. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund was designed to roll out infrastructure to rural Americans in peroration for 5G technologies according to FCC…
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The American Electric Power Service Corporation Sues The FCC Over New Rules to Speed Up 5G & Fiber Roll Out Now
Recently the FCC announced new rules that would help speed up the rollout of 5G. Now the American Electric Power Service Corporation has sued the FCC with the hopes to block the new rules in order to get a court review of the changes the FCC has made. These new rules would allow fiber and…
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The FCC Announces $4.9 Billion to Expand Rural High-Speed Internet in 13 States
Today the FCC announced plans to expand high-speed internet to 455,334 homes in the United States. To do this the FCC will spend $4.9 billion as it helps cover the cost of the roll-out of high-speed internet. “With this commitment to broadband on Tribal lands over the next decade, carriers get the predictable support they…