With a broad boost from U.S. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo and Jackie Speier (D-Palo Alto, Hillsborough), a large coalition of Western cities and counties are waging a legal showdown with a shuttered federal government in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over control of 5G wireless installations. Eshoo's bill, H.R. 530 -- called the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019, "essentially resets the clock on the FCC's new rules by erasing what the federal government has implemented in the under-the-wire maneuver." Eshoo noted "5G is essential for our country's communications network and economy, but it must be deployed responsibly and equitably."
Verizon signs deals with Crown Castle and SBA Communications
Verizon recently signed deals with Crown Castle and SBA Communications to accelerate the deployment of C-band equipment for the launch of 5G Ultra-Wideband and fixed wireless broadband service on the newly acquired spectrum. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown stated, "We are excited about the opportun...
Verizon Forged Deals With Crown Castle, SBA Communications To Fast-Track C-Band Equipment Deployment
Verizon signed deals with Crown Castle and SBA, two tower companies already hosting Verizon infrastructure equipment, to speed deployment of C-band equipment. "The addition of the C-band spectrum will enable Verizon to offer the differentiated 5G Ultra-Wideband mobility service to an additiona...
Verizon readies for C-band deployments with Crown Castle, SBA deals
Verizon reached agreements with tower companies Crown Castle and SBA to add new gear to existing sites and deploy C-band at a faster rate. The article stated, "Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown indicated its deal for Verizon’s C-band covers the next decade, saying, ‘we look forward to con...
DRC Member Spotlight: Crown Castle
In a recent Dallas Regional Chamber member spotlight, Malcolm Eve, Public Affairs Manager for Crown Castle, shared information on the company’s portfolio of shared communication infrastructure. "This connectivity, data access, and subsequent growth potential requires an intricately conne...
The (Gradual) 5G Revolution: Next-level internet coming to Texas
Patrick Graves of Corridor News reported next-level internet is coming to Texas. Graves stated, "According to the Texas 5G Alliance, the U.S. today has more mobile devices than people. But the next stage of mobile connectivity, a series of innovations collectively dubbed "5G," promises to be a...
The Digital Divide – the 21st Century Challenge to Narrow Gap Between Information Haves and Have Nots
Chief Equity and Social Justice Officer of Atlanta Public Schools (GA), Tauheedah Baker-Jones, wrote an op-ed on the uneven distribution of technology and access to information, further escalated by the coronavirus. Atlanta Public Schools plans to assess the extent to which COVID-19 exacerbate...