WASHINGTON—Alabama is the latest state to sign up for the emergency broadband network FirstNet from AT&T, bringing more than half the states under the network. In addition, FirstNet has also announced that it has sent plans to U.S. territories Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.
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FirstNet is officially a nation-wide service, as all 50 states, two U.S. territories and Washington D.C. joined the public safety wireless broadband network before the window closed on Dec. 28.
In comments on the FCC’s upcoming video competition report, the Free State Foundation argues that there is “clear and convincing” evidence that the video marketplace is competitive and the FCC needs to regulate/deregulate accordingly.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has scheduled a vote on media ownership for the FCC’s November meeting that he says would achieve major broadcast deregulation.
Virginia is first in line to sign on to the national framework for the FirstNet interoperable emergency communications network.
CBS All Access reached a new frontier with the number of sign ups it received in a single day on Sunday with the premiere of “Star Trek: Discovery.”
EAS participants in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as some in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas, have been granted an extra six weeks to submit their EAS Test Reporting System results due to the impact of the recent hurricanes.
A new proposal from Intelsat and Intel that would allow for joint use of parts of the C-band spectrum (3700-4200) for 5G wireless, which would call for satellite operators to give up spectrum in metro markets for a price set by the marketplace.
The proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger has a new obstacle to face before it can be approved, as the Department of Justice has officially filed suit to block AT&T’s $85 billion bid for Time Warner.