A Deep Dive Into Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment With Scott D. Woods — TAG Infrastructure Talks Podcast
As connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies continue to advance, governments across Australia are beginning to reshape infrastructure policy to support CAV integration into broader transport systems. Many states...more
Last summer, I embarked on a weekend tour of upstate New York with a law school classmate to visit his childhood home. We met at Syracuse airport and drove north, reaching Gouverneur, where his home is located, about 30 miles...more
Following an in-depth Phase II review process lasting almost 14 months from when the CMA launched its preliminary invitation to comment, on 5 December 2024, the CMA conditionally approved the combination of the parties’ UK...more
The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted an order (5G Fund Order) that will enable it to distribute up to $9 billion to 5G mobile voice and data service providers through the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G...more
How are local governments and innovators in the infrastructure, tech, and software industries addressing the complex regulatory, infrastructural, and environmental issues that surround broadband access in the U.S.? In the...more
Port districts in Washington now have broad authority to extend broadband into unserved areas. ESHB 1336 amends RCW 53.08.370 to grant ports broad authority to provide wholesale and retail telecommunication services within...more
The advent of 5G promises a new era of speed, throughput and bandwidth for cellular networks, however the world of telecommunications and licensing faces several challenges in preparation for its arrival. Although wireless...more
At its May Open Meeting on May 13, 2020, in addition to items on regulatory fees and broadcaster applications notices, the Commission will consider two spectrum related items designed to further expand wireless broadband...more
The FCC plans to follow last month’s major 911 location accuracy item with another significant public safety rulemaking at its next meeting scheduled for December 12, 2019. Under the FCC’s plan, all telecommunications...more
Last week, the FTC announced that AT&T had agreed to pay $60 million to settle litigation over allegations that the company misled customers by advertising “unlimited” data plans that were subject to significant limitations....more
La Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor de México, ganó una acción colectiva contra un importante operador de telecomunicaciones móviles por realizar cargos indebidos, modificar tarifas sin informar a los clientes y por...more
The Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO), Mexico's consumer protection agency, has won a class action lawsuit against a major mobile telecommunications operator for undue charges, changing rates without informing...more
At its December 12 Open Meeting, the FCC adopted its first Communications Marketplace Report (“CMR”), which combines several separate reports into one and is meant to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile wireless,...more
The FCC plans to take major action to speed the deployment of small wireless broadband facilities to support 5G technologies at its next meeting, scheduled for September 26, 2018. The FCC’s draft Declaratory Ruling and Order...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) took a major step forward on closing the “digital divide” in mobile broadband at its February meeting by unanimously adopting an Order resolving the remaining challenges to the...more
At its August 2017 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) unanimously adopted an Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order (“Order”) outlining a process to challenge the FCC’s determinations of...more
On 11 July 2017, Ofcom, the UK Communications regulator, issued a statement relating to the forthcoming mobile spectrum auction for 2.3 and 3.4 GHz bands. The auction is to make available additional spectrum to facilitate the...more
On June 22, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) conditionally granted OneWeb’s proposed 720 Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbit (“NGSO”) constellation access to the U.S. market in select...more
The original backbone of this nation’s telephone – twisted copper wire pairs – is being retired. This process will significantly impact communities throughout the country, particularly rural governments, consumers and small...more
In 2016, the FCC adopted its Lifeline Modernization Order, in which it introduced Lifeline subsidies for the provision of broadband services, and imposed graduated minimum service standards for Lifeline-supported broadband...more
Riverside County has issued a Request for Participants, seeking private companies who are willing to partner with the County and build out wireline and wireless broadband infrastructure to provide high-speed, broadband...more
Consumers today expect high-speed access to content, anytime, anywhere. We often take for granted the ability to leave home, head to work, and travel to many cities, or even across the country, without losing the ability to...more
After some months of delay, the FCC has launched the second phase in its plans to provide significant subsidies over the next decade to fund the expansion of mobile wireless services to unserved rural areas of the country. ...more
On February 23, 2017, during the second open meeting under Chairman Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) unanimously approved an order launching the long-awaited second phase of the Mobility...more