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."
High-Speed Internet Upgrade Coming To Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County (NJ) commissioners authorized an agreement with Crown Castle Fiber for the installation of high-speed fiber optic Internet infrastructure. Crown Castle Fiber will be providing the "more reliable high speed Internet access up to 100 gigabits, if necessary" to county buildings, ...
15 Aspects Of Running A Business Entrepreneurs Wish They Had Understood Better
The Forbes Coaches Council often works with clients who either are or would like to become entrepreneurs. Bryan Powell, a Leader Coach at Crown Castle, is a member of the group and stated, "I have coached business owners who were pioneers with their strategic thinking, although when it came ti...
The Workforce of the future in Dallas will be powered by 5G
Through the advancement of 5G in the DFW area it is estimated that the 5G economy will generate $43 billion and create more than 115,000 new jobs. By investing today in the connectivity needs of tomorrow, Dallas together with Crown Castle can ensure our local economy and workforce development ...
What’s next for economic development in Washington County?
Washington County (PA) leaders are committed to growing economic development south of Pittsburgh (PA). There are currently many large-scale sites, the biggest being Southpointe I and II, that have become the worksite of thousands of employees with blue-chip companies including Ansys, CNX Resou...
LCEC helps deliver internet and cellular to barrier islands
The Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) in Cape Coral (FL) announced a partnership with Crown Castle to provide connectivity through the fiber optic cables from the LCEC transmission line in town. The LCEC is also working with Verizon, Comcast and Lumen to provide access to the islands thro...
Crown Castle is betting big on distributed workloads
Paul Reddick, SVP of strategy, business and product development at Crown Castle, discussed the future of 5G and the infrastructure industry. Reddick emphasized his confidence in augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) apps for consumers as well as edge computing.