Today's Regulatory Mix: USDA Rural Broadband Grants In Arkansas, Indiana, and Wisconsin, FCC Biennial Report On CVAA, NTIA Digital Inclusion Webpage
USDA Rural Broadband Grants In Arkansas, Indiana, and Wisconsin
The USDA announced three new broadband grants. In Arkansas, the USDA will invest $11.8 million to allow three providers to offer broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Arkansas.
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Topics:
NTIA,
Wisconsin Broadband Grants,
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
Arkansas Broadband Grants,
BroadbandUSA,
Indiana Broadband Grants
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Adopts New Rules To Increase Use Of 4.9 GHz Spectrum Band, USDA Rural Broadband Grant In Indiana, FCC Announces Agenda for October Open Meeting
FCC Adopts New Rules To Increase Use Of 4.9 GHz Spectrum Band
The FCC adopted rules permitting expanded use of 50 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 4.9 GHz (4940-4990 MHz) band that is currently underused. Under the new rules, states are allowed to lease this spectrum to third parties to boost wireless broadband, improve critical infrastructure monitoring, and facilitate public safety use cases.
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Topics:
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
FCC Open Meeting for October,
4.9 GHz Spectrum Band Rules,
Indiana Broadband
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Begins Collecting Data on Huawei and ZTE Equipment and Services, FCC and FTC Commissioners Announce Hearing on 5G, Privacy, and AI, USDA Announces Texas Broadband Grant
FCC Begins Collecting Data on Huawei and ZTE Equipment and Services
The FCC issued a Public Notice announcing the process by which Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) must report the extent to which their networks contain or use potentially prohibited equipment or services provided by Huawei Technologies Company (Huawei), ZTE Corporation (ZTE), or their subsidiaries, parents, or affiliates, and the costs associated with removing such equipment and replacing it with equivalent equipment.
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Topics:
privacy,
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
ITSP,
5G,
Artificial Intelligence,
AI,
Huawei and ZTE Equipment and Services ,
Texas Broadband
Today's Regulatory Mix: USDA Announces Grants in Illinois and Tennessee, FCC Commissioner Carr Visits North Carolina Events Focused on 5G and Telehealth
USDA Announces Grants in Illinois and Tennessee
In Illinois, in a press release, the USDA Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an investment of $9 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 3,744 rural households, 31 businesses, 41 farms and a critical community facility in Tennessee.
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Topics:
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
5G,
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr,
Telehealth,
Illinois Broadband,
Tennessee Broadband
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Begins TRACED Act Proceedings, FCC February Open Meeting, FCC Procedures For $691M Investment in Puerto Rico & USVI Networks, USDA Rural Broadband Grants
FCC Begins TRACED Act Proceedings
The FCC has initiated the first of the rulemakings required by the TRACED Act. Specifically, it is seeking comment on rules establishing a registration process for a single consortium to conduct private-led efforts to trace back the origin of suspected unlawful robocalls.
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Topics:
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
TRACED Act,
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund,
FCC February Open Meeting ,
Flexible Use of the C-band,
C-band Auction Bidding,
TV White Spaces,
Licenses for the 3.5 GHz Band,
Electronic Delivery of Carriage Election Notices,
Cable Operator Interests in Video Programming
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Robocall Traceback Efforts, USDA Rural Broadband Grants and USDA ReConnect Program Application Window and Webinar
FCC Robocall Traceback Efforts
The FCC announced that its Enforcement Bureau sent letters to seven gateway service providers asking for their support in tracking down the originators of illegal spoofed foreign robocalls.
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Topics:
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
TRACED Act,
STIR/SHAKEN,
USDA’s ReConnect program,
robocall traceback
Today: Oklahoma OUSF, VoIP and Broadband, Pennsylvania Competition Rulemaking, USDA Rural Broadband Grant Program
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Topics:
rural broadband,
VoIP,
broadband,
OUSF,
Pennsylvania Competitive Wire Centers,
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
Oklahoma High Cost Fund,
HCF