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Your Wireless Connection
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Inside Towers – New tower construction in the U.S. remained active throughout 2024, from January through early December. A total of 1,833 new towers were built during the year. The chart shows the number of towers that are registered in the Inside Towers Database as ‘constructed’ over that period. The tally does not include towers that are currently ‘in development’ and not yet recorded as ‘constructed.’ Read More
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Crown Castle – Crown Castle CEO Steven Moskowitz said the company has concluded its strategic review of its fiber segment and agreed to sell its small cells and fiber solutions business for $8.5 billion. Read More
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Light Reading – T-Mobile has filed documents with the FCC to swap some spectrum with Verizon, mainly in Kentucky, and separately it is looking to exchange a significant amount of spectrum with AT&T in hundreds of locations all over the country. Read More
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Inside Towers – FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, the senior Democratic Commissioner, announced he’s leaving the agency “this spring.” He says he sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer advising them of his decision on Tuesday. Read More
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Government Technology – Federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Director Evan Feinman has announced his departure from the role, following word recently that it will undergo a review. Feinman has served as the program’s director for three years. Read More
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WBAY.com – Cell phone companies are getting ready for a surge in demand when the NFL Draft begins next month. UScellular said it has dealt with big events like this in the past in Wisconsin, including the PGA and the Republican National Convention. Read More
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Inside Towers – States should update their pole attachment policies now to avoid project delays once BEAD and Capital Projects Fund (CPF) grants become available, suggests the Pew Charitable Trust’s Broadband Access Initiative in a new report. Read More
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ICYMI
Innovation & Technology Council
In-Building Forum
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Upcoming Events
State Wireless Association Events
| | | • | Maryland-D.C. Wireless Association Drive Test Event, March 20, Baltimore | | • | New England Wireless Association Hockey Tournament, March 20, Marlborough | | • | Carolinas Wireless Association Networking Social, April 2, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. | | • | Pennsylvania Wireless Association East Clay Shoot, April 8, Coplay, PA | | |
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