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FCC Proposes Process for Coordinating With DOD on Upper 37 GHz Band

An FCC order on the upper 37 GHz band, teed up for the April 12 commissioners' meeting, shows the length the agency will go to clear spectrum for 5G, as an ongoing auction tops $1 billion. The FCC proposes … Subscribe to Read >>

Markey Urges Less China 5G Focus in US; Walden Pushes Edge Provider Classification Debate

The U.S. should make concerns about China less of a central factor in developing 5G deployment plans, said Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., during an appearance on C-SPAN's The Communicators online and set to have been televised over … Subscribe to Read >>

Microsoft, IA Say Washington Privacy Bill Strongest in US

Washington is on the verge of passing the nation's strongest privacy bill, representatives for Microsoft and Internet Association told state House lawmakers Friday, while raising concerns about a private right of action (see 1902280050). Consumer and minority groups … Subscribe to Read >>

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Today’s Featured Article

Federal Shutdown Hampered US Preparation for Upcoming WRC-19

A major Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) for the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference ended Thursday (see 1902280070). Reports out of Geneva are the U.S. is struggling to find its way, industry and government officials said. The U.S. had planned to accredit its delegation, but the partial federal government shutdown made that impossible, industry officials said. … Read More >>

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Fox appoints Jeff Taylor, ex-General Motors, executive vice president-chief litigation counsel ... O’Melveny announces Lisa Monaco, ex-White House, as partner, co-chairing Data Security and Privacy group ... DLA Piper taps Patrick Anding, ex-Wilson Sonsini, as partner-technology, digital media, entertainment; announces launch of Blockchain and Digital Assets practice, led by partners Mark Radcliffe, Margo Tank and Michael Hamilton-U.S., Martin Bartlam-London and Scott Thiel-Hong Kong.

SoftBank names Jared Roscoe, ex-aide to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., counsel and senior director-public policy ... Salem Media Group appoints Heather Grizzle, Causeway Strategies, to board, succeeding Roland Hinz, retired ... President Donald Trump nominating Office of Science and Technology Policy's Michael Kratsios, deputy chief technology officer and deputy assistant to the president for technology policy, as associate director, OSP, and U.S. chief technology officer.

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