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• Controversial LTE-U tech OK'd by FCC

  Ericsson, Nokia get go-ahead for LTE-U base stations

• FCC Chair's update on 5G wireless, robocalls, business data services & more

  FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's statement to U.S. Senate on Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission

• Networking company name change madness is upon us

  Do the networking company names Ligado, Fuze or Apteligent ring any bells?

• Carriers celebrate as Telecommunications Act of 1996 turns 20

  Analyst says reform-inspired consolidation among carriers has benefitted enterprise customers

• LTE-U’s cold war may be thawing, as field testing commences ahead of summit

  Qualcomm, Verizon, Google, cable companies and others could all be coming together on LTE-U

• Has FCC "gone off the rails" with latest Wi-Fi blocking fines?

  Critics of the FCC's crackdown over the past year on organizations purposefully blocking consumers' Wi-Fi hotspots might actually have a couple of kindred spirits on ...

Features about fcc

• How killing Net Neutrality will affect enterprise mobility

  As the FCC prepares to eliminate net neutrality rules, allowing ISPs to charge more for some internet traffic based on speed of delivery, companies will ...

• CBRS Alliance: Shared spectrum services "a near-term opportunity"

  Not just purview of big telcos, 3.5 GHz shared spectrum also will enable cable providers, industrial companies to roll out LTE services, CBRS Alliance chairman ...

• FAQ: What in the wireless world is CBRS?

  Explainer on the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) shared spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band

• Telecom industry hails FCC move to open 5G spectrum

  Opening of new spectrum seen as a critical step on the road to 5G wireless technology

• LTE-U: A quick explainer

  LTE-U is a wireless network technology that’s promising a lot, as well as ruffling a few feathers (especially in the Wi-Fi world). Here’s a brief ...

• Charter-Time Warner deal would get tough regulatory scrutiny

  Charter Communications' planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable faces a regulatory review by the same federal officials who were widely blamed for nixing the recent ...