Kurtin PLLC | USA | 10 Aug 2022
On August 10, 2022, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), the U.S. satellite and terrestrial wireless broadband regulator, denied…
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 15 Apr 2022
In August 2021, the government announced a three-year project to accelerate the rollout of broadband and mobile signal in rural areas by feeding fibre-optic broadband cables through the United Kingdom's water pipes. The government has now announced the first phase of the trials to take place in South Yorkshire. The trials will last for up to two years and, if successful, the technology could......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 18 Feb 2022
On the launch of project gigabit in March 2021, which set out plans to deliver gigabit-capable networks to hard-to-reach areas, the government also published a call for evidence on improving broadband for "very hard to reach premises" – that is, premises (estimated to be less than 100,000 in total) in very remote places that may be too expensive to build a gigabit-capable broadband network......
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2022
The New Year is off to a fast start on broadband, as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued its long-awaited…
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 3 Dec 2021
The Telecommunications (Security) Bill recently received royal assent to become the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021. The new Act sets out specific security measures that providers of public electronic communications networks and services must take to protect their networks and services. It also gives the Secretary of State powers to make regulations requiring the United Kingdom's......
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 6 Aug 2021
According to Ofcom, while non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) systems can potentially bring faster speeds to customers, it can be more complex for different NGSO satellite operators to agree on how to operate their networks without them interfering with each other. To help support competition in this market and protect the quality of the service that customers receive, Ofcom is proposing......
Lexology PRO | European Union, Italy | 24 Jun 2021
Sky Italia has reportedly filed a complaint to the Italian antitrust watchdog, opposing a deal between Telecom Italia and a sports application to stream football matches.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | USA | 19 Feb 2020
The FCC approved and released an order that will inject $20.4 billion in funding for the deployment of networks for the provision of high-speed…
Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 5 Feb 2020
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally adopted a draft order aimed at supporting the buildout of robust wired broadband…
Phillips Lytle LLP | USA | 15 Nov 2018
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has taken several actions in recent months to facilitate broadband deployment of next generation 5G…