By Jim Cicconi, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs The New York Times recently published a series of articles under the title, “So the Internet Didn’t Turn Out as We Hoped. Where Do We Go from Here?” I read the series with interest, as the Times turned a critical eye toward…
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AT&T Statement on 5G Spectrum Act
The following may be attributed to Tim McKone, AT&T Executive Vice President of Federal Relations: “The U.S. leads the world in the deployment of 5G, and we applaud Senators Roger Wicker and John Thune for their commitment to maintaining America’s leadership position. Coupled with the FCC’s announcement yesterday, the 5G Spectrum Act will ensure that…
Read More AT&T Statement on 5G Spectrum ActAT&T Statement on FCC Chairman Pai’s Proposal to Unleash C-Band Spectrum for 5G
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “The C-Band represents an important 5G opportunity for the U.S., but to unlock its potential a series of objectives must be met. As we have previously said, any path forward must chart a course toward a fair,…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Chairman Pai’s Proposal to Unleash C-Band Spectrum for 5GAT&T Statement on FCC Ruling Condemning Broadcast Station Groups’ Anti-Consumer Behavior
The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “Today’s FCC ruling that the broadcast station groups’ behavior was a violation of its rules shows again that the entire retransmission consent process is broken and demands immediate reform. This was clearly one of the more egregious examples of how broadcasters routinely hold consumers hostage into…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Ruling Condemning Broadcast Station Groups’ Anti-Consumer BehaviorAT&T Statement on Senator Wicker Bill to Renew STELAR
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker today introduced the Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2019 (STAR Act). You can attribute the following statement to AT&T’s Executive Vice President-Federal Relations Tim McKone: “We support renewing STELAR to protect 870,000 of our country’s most rural consumers who are at risk of losing their broadcast channels at…
Read More AT&T Statement on Senator Wicker Bill to Renew STELARProgress on the C-Band
The FCC under Chairman Pai has been focused intensely on establishing and maintaining U.S. leadership in the deployment of 5G networks. Chairman Pai’s 5G FAST Plan, which outlined a comprehensive strategy on 5G, included as a cornerstone the reallocation of essential 5G spectrum, including low-, mid- and high-band allocations. On high-band opportunities, the FCC has…
Read More Progress on the C-BandAT&T Statement on FCC Action to Protect VoIP Services from Discriminatory Fees
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “AT&T supports the Commission’s action today to protect VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services from discriminatory treatment. Today, the FCC confirmed that 911 charges for VoIP customers must be comparable for consumers purchasing traditional telephone services, further…
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Action to Protect VoIP Services from Discriminatory FeesAT&T Statement on D.C. Circuit Court Net Neutrality Decision
Attribute the following statement to AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel David R. McAtee II: “Today, the D.C. Circuit upheld the FCC’s 2017 decision to pursue a market-based, ‘light-touch’ policy for governing the internet — an approach that relies on Title I of the Act as opposed to the utility-style regulation under Title…
Read More AT&T Statement on D.C. Circuit Court Net Neutrality DecisionCelebrating Hispanic Communities
September 15th began Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to recognize the contributions made by Hispanic/LatinX innovators, artists and scholars, and to celebrate Hispanic heritage and culture. Growing up in rural Illinois, my first exposure to Hispanic influences was through the written word. Gabriel Garcia Marquez burst into my world with his lyrical, “Love in the…
Read More Celebrating Hispanic CommunitiesAT&T Statement on Auction Procedures for 3.5 GHz Band
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory & State External Affairs: “Today’s Public Notice is the culmination of more than four years of hard work by the FCC to make the 3.5 GHz band available for shared use by federal, non-federal and unlicensed users. Through a unique, three-tiered…
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