Telecommunications, 5G Network, Rural Areas

The U.S. Rural Mobile Service Problem: The Solution? $55 Billion

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/3/2025

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

FCC Forges Ahead With Rural 5G Broadband Fund

Perkins Coie on 9/13/2024

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

FCC Creates Framework to Fund 5G Deployments in Rural Areas

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 12/1/2020

The FCC recently took a major step in promoting deployment of 5G networks in rural and hard-to-serve areas by adopting a Report and Order establishing the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G Fund) support program. The program,...more

FCC Proposes 5G Fund for Rural Wireless Networks, But Timing Remains Uncertain

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 5/4/2020

The FCC plans to create a new “5G Fund” offering up to $9 billion over ten years to support the deployment of wireless broadband and voice services in rural and other hard-to-serve areas. Under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

What I’m Watching For at #CES2020

Hogan Lovells on 1/7/2020

I’m headed to #CES2020 this week with a backup battery, comfortable shoes, and a lot of questions. After eyeing the new televisions and fancy cars, I intend to focus on learning more about the following areas...more

FCC’s Latest 5G Spectrum Auction and the Call to Open the Mid-Band

Allen Matkins on 5/3/2019

Launch of 5G Spectrum Auction - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in mid-April 2019, announced two key initiatives intended to bolster the deployment of fifth-generation (5G) wireless infrastructure, touching on...more