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5G Faces Growing Resistance To Deployments
5G Faces Growing Resistance To Deployments
August 26, 2019  |  Mobile

Everyone in retail and payments is – or should be – getting ready for 5G mobile network technology. More potential and real 5G use cases...

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Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
August 19, 2019  |  Regulation

A draft executive order from the White House might lay out how Big Tech firms curate and present their data. As noted last week, the...

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White House Calls For FCC To Regulate Social Media Content
White House Calls For FCC To Regulate Social Media Content
August 09, 2019  |  Regulation

The White House has drafted an executive order that would put the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in charge of what large tech companies choose to...

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Amazon Wants Satellites To Provide Broadband In Remote Areas
Amazon Wants Satellites To Provide Broadband In Remote Areas
July 05, 2019  |  Innovation

To provide broadband to tens of millions of users who don’t currently have adequate internet access, Amazon wants permission from the U.S. to launch 3,236...

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DOJ Close To Approving T-Mobile, Sprint Merger
DOJ Close To Approving T-Mobile, Sprint Merger
July 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Department of Justice (DoJ) is inching closer to approving a merger between the No. 3 and No. 4 telecom companies, T-Mobile and Sprint, according...

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Dish Helps T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Inch Closer To Reality
Dish Helps T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Inch Closer To Reality
July 02, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The potential merger between telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Sprint is getting closer to approval after T-Mobile and Dish reached a divestiture deal about the selling...

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White House And FCC Prioritize 5G Spend On Rural Broadband
White House And FCC Prioritize 5G Spend On Rural Broadband
April 12, 2019  |  Mobile Commerce

The White House and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have announced they will prioritize 5G to make sure America is at the forefront of pushing...

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Amazon Aims To Offer Global Broadband From Space
Amazon Aims To Offer Global Broadband From Space
April 04, 2019  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon is gearing up to provide broadband access to the world by relying on satellites orbiting in space. According to a report in GeekWire citing...

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Robocalls Go Unpunished, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
Robocalls Go Unpunished, Exposing Regulatory Gaps
March 29, 2019  |  Legal

For foes of robocalls, there came a bit of poetic justice in recent weeks, courtesy of John Oliver, host of the weekly HBO comedy-news program...

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