Industry urged the FCC to give providers more time to honor requests from consumers to revoke prior express consent through any reasonable means under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, in reply comments posted Tuesday in docket 02-278 (see 2308010071). Some commenters sought clarity on what would constitute "reasonable means" for a consumer to make an opt-out request.
Don’t let Lumen’s CenturyLink relitigate a Washington state probe of a 911 outage that led to a nearly $1.32 million fine against the carrier, said Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission staff and the state attorney general office’s public counsel in comments Monday. Staff took no position on public counsel seeking about 10 times the penalties ordered. CenturyLink opposed increasing fines, arguing the company should face no penalty.
CTIA asked the government to reallocate the top 150 MHz of the 3.1-3.45 GHz band to wireless broadband, noting the spectrum is seen globally as a “core 5G workhorse, providing the capacity needed to connect the industries of the future.” More than 70 countries are planning or using 5G in this band, and in 30 of those countries it safely coexists with the same U.S. military radar systems that are used domestically, CTIA said Tuesday. CTIA released three other reports, by GSMA, DLA Piper and CCS Insights, exploring how the military uses the band.
LTD Broadband still hasn’t shown it can serve rural Minnesota, said state Attorney General Keith Ellison (D), industry and public interest groups in comments at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. They urged the PUC to lift a stay on a proceeding to consider revoking the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) winner’s expanded eligible telecom carrier (ETC) designation -- and to suspend the certificate while docket 22-221 remains open. Inaction could stop areas from receiving support from NTIA’s broadband, equity, access and deployment (BEAD) program, said the commenters.
Senate Commerce Committee ranking member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Communications Subcommittee ranking member John Thune, R-S.D., declared themselves at odds Monday with the FCC’s decision to delay awarding the spectrum licenses T-Mobile bought last year in the commission’s 2.5 GHz auction while its sales authority remains lapsed (see 2303220077). The senators’ opposition highlights a growing view among Republicans that the FCC is delaying action on the T-Mobile licenses to spur on slow-moving congressional talks on a spectrum legislative package that would restore the commission’s auction authority (see 2308070001), Senate aides and others told us.
Wireless carriers see the 12.7 GHz band, also known as the 13 GHz band, as a candidate for reallocation for 5G, and eventually 6G, based on comments filed last week at the FCC. But carriers consider the band in general inferior to 3.1 GHz and other bands with less packet loss and better propagation characteristics. Broadcasters, the satellite industry and NTIA also raised concerns.
Chinese tech giant Huawei reported its revenue grew 3% over the same period last year in the first half of 2023 and its profit margin increased despite U.S. and other international sanctions. Andy Purdy, Huawei chief security officer, said in an interview Friday Huawei remains open to better relations with the U.S., and blocking Huawei won’t make the U.S. safer.
Softness in the media advertising market appears to be affecting TV broadcasters and tech companies less than other media entities, according to quarterly earnings calls and analysts.
The FCC unanimously approved an FY 2023 regulatory fee order last week that closely resembles the NPRM issued in May.
State legislators should pursue a common set of definitions for AI regulation and fill any gaps left by Congress, state lawmakers from both parties said Thursday.