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."
Business calendar: Upcoming events in the Houston area
Crown Castle president and CEO Jay Brown will be speaking in a webinar hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership this upcoming Thursday, March 24. The webinar is the first installment in a series about the "strategic efforts to position Houston as a top market among leading global companies."
Opinion: Community Leaders Should Get Behind Mayor’s Plan to Bridge San Diego’s Digital Divide
Crown Castle recently partnered with RISE San Diego (CA), a nonprofit dedicated to bettering underprivileged communities, through its Connected By Good program. RISE and Crown Castle are working together to help future elected leaders learn about ways to expand internet access for communities ...
The time I visited a Dish 5G cell site
Crown Castle serves as a transport vendor for telecommunications company Dish, combining Dish’s central unit with third-party data centers. This allows Dish to transport its customers' data between the wider, global Internet. Given the success of Dish’s recent cell sites, the compa...
Jessica Rosenworcel Tackles Multiple Dwelling Broadband at INCOMPAS Summit
Crown Castle is one of five companies representing infrastructure builders who can use the funds given to them by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the INCOMPAS 2022 Policy Summit. The summit featured leaders from telecom companies to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
'Digital divide' keeps millions of Texans offline. Could 5G boost access?
More than 7 million Texans in 3 million households do not have high-speed internet access, leaving those in underserved areas in the dust as 5G begins to deploy across the state. "Expanding access and broadly deploying the next generation of mobile connectivity, known as 5G, will be critical t...
What are the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband’s priorities for 2022?
Crown Castle VP of Government Affairs Karmen Rajamani appeared on a panel at the 2022 Advocacy Summit by the Maryland Tech Council to discuss the future of affordable internet with Maryland’s Office of Statewide Broadband. The Office of Statewide Broadband was established in April 2021 b...