16 Jul House Gets C-Band Earful – Broadcasting + Cable

The C-Band drew a lot of attention Tuesday (July 16) at a House Communications Subcommittee hearing on spectrum policy. The FCC is currently considering how to free up some or all of the midband satellite spectrum (3.7/4.2 GHz) for 5G, spectrum that is currently used for...

20 Jun 5G Push Slowed by Squabbles Over ‘Sweet Spot’ of U.S. Airwaves – WSJ

U.S. wireless companies’ limited access to some of the nation’s most valuable airwaves threatens to slow down their plans to build faster 5G networks. At issue are broad swaths of the radio spectrum in frequencies that can travel long distances and penetrate buildings. This “mid-band” is...

31 May Telecommunications Policy Update: EBS Gains National Media Attention – Voqal

As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) inches closer to a suspected draft Report and Order regarding Educational Broadband Service (EBS) in the coming weeks, a growing number of media outlets have published stories about EBS and its potential to serve the hardest to reach Americans with broadband...

24 May Educational Spectrum Band’s Future Faces Uncertainty – Law360

22 May Remote Indian reservation near the Grand Canyon gets broadband boost – Fox News

Rural Americans are often overlooked in terms of technological innovations. They will be among the last to receive faster 5G cell phone coverage, even though it is now available in major cities. In some rural areas, acquiring an HD television signal is next to impossible....

15 May Havasupai secures license to retain, expand internet access – Albuquerque Journal

LAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An Arizona tribe whose land is among the most remote in the country plans to expand internet access now that it has a permanent license from the U.S. government....

14 May Tribes across country push for better internet access – Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — In a remote, roadless Arizona canyon that is home to a small Native American tribe, there’s a natural skepticism toward the internet. The telemedicine equipment that health care officials promised would work gathers dust. School children who have online homework struggle to...

04 May Tribes across country push for better internet access – ABCNewsGo

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- In a remote, roadless Arizona canyon that is home to a small Native American tribe, there's a natural skepticism toward the internet....

07 Mar Education Spectrum Will Be ‘Gobbled Up’ In Auction, Hill Told – Law360

15 Feb Let Local Educators Close the Broadband “Homework Gap” – Medium

The Federal Communications Commission proposes changing the rules for the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), the educational, non-commercial portion of the 2.5 GHz band. About 40 years ago, the FCC initially designated this band as Instructional Television Fixed Service, which later became EBS, a portion of the 2.5...