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Your Wireless Connection
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Inside Towers – In comments filed with NTIA, WIA cautions that states and localities continue to try to limit wireless deployment based on “unfounded concerns and fears that wireless emissions present a risk to health and safety,” according to WIA Chief Strategy Officer and SVP Government Affairs Michael Saperstein. The trade association and its members have seen “numerous measures to delay, or even outright ban, wireless telecommunications,” he notes. Read More
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Fierce Wireless – It’s a new year and a new ball game for Dish Network, which became a subsidiary of EchoStar over the weekend. As expected, the merger of EchoStar and Dish closed on December 31, 2023, giving Dish some much-needed funding to stay afloat and continue to work on its wireless strategy. Read More
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Inside Towers – The NTIA clarified how it will apply the federal government’s grant management framework to the $42.5 billion BEAD program, saying its latest step creates the conditions necessary for building high-speed networks that connect everyone in America to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet service. Read More
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CTI Towers – CTI Towers, Inc., a leading owner and manager of wireless towers and a portfolio company of Palistar Capital LP, announced the purchase of 56 towers in North Dakota from SRT Communications Inc., the state’s largest telecommunications cooperative. The acquisition significantly expands CTI Towers’ footprint in the region. Read More
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Inside Towers – The Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded a total of more than $7.9 million through the second round of the Cell Towers Grant Program to 14 projects to construct new towers that provide quality cellular service and greater 911 connectivity to previously inaccessible areas. Read More
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Light Reading – T-Mobile unwrapped two big presents during the holidays: It scored additional midband spectrum for its 5G network, and it enjoyed more attention from Wall Street investors. Together, the developments help give the company a better position heading into 2024. Read More
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Mintz – This blog provides an update on actions by federal regulatory bodies responsible for communications policy and Congressional efforts to support wireless connectivity and highlights the recent events occurring at the 2023 World Radiocommunication Conference. Read More
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RCRWireless News – On Tuesday evening, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 21 Starlink satellites in tow. Those satellites included the first six Starlink satellites with direct-to-cellular capabilities, essentially acting as cell towers in space. Read More
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Light Reading – Event attendees likely don’t think much about network connectivity at venues until they can’t connect to social media or their family and friends. Verizon showed what it takes to connect thousands of attendees at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Read More
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Education & Apprenticeship
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Upcoming Events
| | | • | Wireless Women’s Leadership Luncheon, February 14, Washington | | • | Mobile World Congress, February 25-29, 2024, Barcelona | | • | South Wireless Summit, March 24-27, 2024, Nashville | | • | Wireless West Conference, April 22-24, Denver | | • | Connect (X) 2024, May 14-16, 2024, Atlanta | | |
State Wireless Association Events
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