• Biden Administration Makes It Clear Broadband Consumer Protection Has Never Been Much Of A Priority [techdirt.com]
• Meta says it's the telcos' job to build and monetize network infrastructure [lightreading.com]
• 'Buy America' restrictions could bog down BEAD [lightreading.com]
• California May Force Big Tech to Pay for News [webpronews.com]
• OneWeb’s constellation reaches full 618 satellites in orbit [convergedigest.com]
• Scientist says T-Mobile cell equipment on top of Michigan elementary school is a health danger [fox2detroit.com]
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• Rosenworcel: FCC Has “Largely Completed” the Broadband Map Update [telecompetitor.com]
• What is 6G and why do we need it? [mobileeurope.co.uk]
• Meta slams telco fee proposal, says ISPs should pay their own network costs [arstechnica.com]
• T-Mobile told to quit advertising umlaut-inspired ‘most reliable’ 5G [fiercewireless.com]
• Verizon will let you test-drive its network free for 30 days, 'no strings attached' [androidpolice.com]
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• Comcast's millions kept the FCC in a stalemate. Here's how they won and why we must keep fighting [dailykos.com]
• AT&T touts impressive new 5G achievements, claims 'largest wireless network' in the US [phonearena.com]
• Comcast-Altitude TV court clash ends with a whimper [lightreading.com]
• FCC chair proposes ban on deceptive “Broadcast TV” and “Regional Sports” fees [arstechnica.com]
• Verizon's new network chief promises customer feedback tool [lightreading.com]
• Sources: Apple considers bidding for the streaming rights to a range of English soccer games, including showing Premier League games in the UK, following Amazon [bloomberg.com]
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• Internet Satisfaction Report: 89% Have Reliable Access [telecompetitor.com]
• Utah judge voids $469M patent verdict against Dish [lightreading.com]
• America’s WISPs are adding fiber to their offerings [fiercewireless.com]
• I Get 5G on My Phone at Home, So Why Can't I Get 5G Home Internet? [cnet.com]
• FCC taking a stand against spam texting [techradar.com]
• US Agencies Request the Most User Data From Big Tech, Apple Complies the Most [webpronews.com]
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• Financial Analysts: Cable is a Bigger Threat to Wireless Than Wireless is to Cable [telecompetitor.com]
• Consumer advocates, industry groups still quibbling over broadband label rules [lightreading.com]
• Microsoft plans to launch an app store for Android and iOS games as soon as 2024 if regulators clear its $75B Activision bid and the EU's DMA rules take effect [ft.com]
• Netflix plans to launch 40 games in 2023 and has a further 70 in development with its partners, after releasing 55 titles since adding games in November 2021 [techcrunch.com]
• An overview of 55 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in 2022, mostly in products from Apple, Microsoft, and Google; Chinese groups exploited more than others [mandiant.com]
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• Netflix's ad-supported tier reached ~1M MAUs in the US after its second month, and the company fulfilled its forecasted deliveries to advertisers [bloomberg.com]
• Charter the likely target of Vecima's new 10G deal [lightreading.com]
• T-Mobile US executive: 5G FWA has arrived [rcrwireless.com]
• Comcast fights mobile ad complaint lodged by AT&T [lightreading.com]
• FCC Proposes Framework for Satellite to Smartphone Linkage [telecompetitor.com]
• India cuts mobile internet for a second day in Punjab, a state with ~27M people, as officials try to catch a Sikh separatist and curb “fake news” and unrest [washingtonpost.com]
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• Samsung, Pixel, And Vivo Users Are Advised To Turn Off VoLTE And Wi-Fi Calling To Avoid Getting Hacked [wccftech.com]
• YouTube TV raises subscription prices effective immediately [phonearena.com]
• The FCC is requiring carriers to block SMS messages from “invalid, unallocated, or unused numbers”, targeting the increase in scam robotexts sent to consumers [arstechnica.com]
• T-Mobile’s move for Mint reignites debate over MVNOs [fiercewireless.com]
• Amazon will put $10B in Project Kuiper 'before seeing much cash flow,' says exec [lightreading.com]
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• FCC Officials Owned Stock In Comcast, Charter, AT&T, And Verizon, Watchdog Says [arstechnica.com]
• U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Parent Company Divests Video App [variety.com]
• T-Mobile Buys Mint For $1.35B To Grow Cheap Phone Plan business, Keep Ryan Reynolds As Spokesman [pcmag.com]
• Industry Groups Want 100 Mbps Symmetrical Broadband Speed in 2023 Farm Bill [telecompetitor.com]
• Biden wants to reclaim and flog off 1.5GHz of spectrum [theregister.com]
• FCC Set to Reduce Nextlink CAF II Award by $21M, Nextlink Says “Please No” [telecompetitor.com]
• 6G is shaping up to disappoint, and the industry can blame itself [lightreading.com]
• Amazon Unveils Satellite Internet Receivers To Compete With SpaceX Starlink [ibtimes.com]
• Report: $12B in Broadband Funding Committed to Date Through ARPA Programs [telecompetitor.com]
• With 83,000 DAA nodes deployed, Comcast's 10G network upgrade remains on track [lightreading.com]
• YouTube launches early multiview access for YouTube TV, letting US viewers watch up to four, pre-selected streams simultaneously, initially for sports content [techcrunch.com]
• A ransomware gang claims it has breached Ring and is threatening to leak data [techradar.com]
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• A Utah jury finds that Dish Network must pay $469M for infringing two streaming video filtering patents held by parental-control tech maker ClearPlay [reuters.com]
• Maryland Wants More Time on Broadband Map Challenges [telecompetitor.com]
• The COVID hangover: US fiber providers slow down [lightreading.com]
• Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to test Starlink and T-Mobile's cell phone service this year in an attempt to eliminate dead zones worldwide [businessinsider.com]
• A look at the shift to the ATSC 3.0 TV broadcast standard, still not available in many major markets since its 2017 launch, as free streaming TV channels surge [theverge.com]
• Sources: China begins to impede subsea internet cable projects in the South China Sea over spying fears, imposing strict permit requirements and approval delays [ft.com]
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• Roku: 26% of cash stuck at failed Silicon Valley Bank [lightreading.com]
• Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Dish have all been targets of hacks this year [lightreading.com]
• Competition law experts urge Ottawa to allow foreign ownership of telecoms to bring down prices [theglobeandmail.com]
• EU Telcos: ‘There Would Be No Netflix, Google Without Us’ [webpronews.com]
• Stadia’s pivot to a cloud service has also been shut down [arstechnica.com]
• Ziply Fiber to Make Fourth Acquisition in Less Than a Year [telecompetitor.com]
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