FCC Chairman Brendan Carr proposed new final rules last week that would bolster security for carriers that provide international telecom services. If adopted by the full Commission later this month, ...

No stranger to policymakers in Washington, DC, Patrick Halley spent nearly four years as a Partner at powerhouse communications law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer following two years at the FCC, where ...

A federal judge has ordered Chestnut Ridge, NY to approve a proposed T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) wireless tower, ruling the village lacked substantial evidence to deny the project. U.S. District Judge ...

The FCC has big plans for its October meeting votes. The agency proposes to conduct a new auction, more rules for direct-to-device (D2D) services, final rules to allow drone operations within the 800 ...

A tower mount may meet every structural requirement on paper, but still create challenges in the field if it interferes with a safety climb cable, doesn’t fit site-specific conditions, or arrives too ...

Five wireless industry leaders were inducted into the Wireless History Foundation Hall of Fame Tuesday night, for contributions spanning infrastructure, public safety, spectrum policy and mobile ...

The FCC this week cleared SpaceX’s plan to launch 15,000 satellites for its direct-to-device service. The company would have until October 7, 2032, to have half of the constellation up and running, ...

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is pushing to make satellite connectivity as seamless as cellular and WiFi as its partnership with SpaceX expands direct-to-device services. Speaking at the Competitive ...

The FCC adopted permitting reforms that officials say will streamline the agency’s approach to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The changes eliminate FCC NEPA review requirements ...

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Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) plan to retire copper-based landlines in nine U.S. states won’t be automatically approved. The FCC says it needs more time to review Verizon’s proposal. The nine states are: ...

Although a shackle is one of the simplest tools in rigging, being only a U-shaped piece of metal secured by a pin, it has two very different histories, according to Kathy Gill, President and Founder ...