The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, Executive Vice President of Regulatory and State External Affairs: “AT&T commends the FCC for moving forward with mmWave spectrum auctions later this year. The 24 GHz and 28 GHz bands, which are the focus of today’s Spectrum Frontiers public notice, are an important piece in the mix… Read more »
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AT&T Statement on FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn
Today, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn announced that she would be stepping down from the Commission. The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, Executive Vice President of Regulatory and State External Affairs: “Since joining the FCC nearly a decade ago, Commissioner Clyburn has demonstrated an abiding and admirable commitment to public service. She leaves a… Read more »
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Commissioner Mignon ClyburnMoving Forward with MF-II in Support of Rural Broadband
By Mary L. Henze, AT&T Assistant Vice President of Federal Regulatory The Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II) auction promises to redirect billions of dollars to improving rural mobile broadband service – dollars that can fundamentally change broadband connectivity for rural communities. In preparation for the auction, the FCC recently released an initial map of the… Read more »
Read More Moving Forward with MF-II in Support of Rural BroadbandAT&T Commends FCC for Taking Bold Steps to Facilitate Deployment of Critical Wireless Broadband Infrastructure
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, Executive Vice President of Regulatory and State External Affairs: “With today’s order, the FCC once again is taking the right steps to put America on pace to be the 5G leader of the world. This order will modernize the environmental and historic preservation rules that were drafted… Read more »
Read More AT&T Commends FCC for Taking Bold Steps to Facilitate Deployment of Critical Wireless Broadband InfrastructureWe Need a Whole Toolbox to Stop Robocalls
By Linda Vandeloop, AT&T Assistant Vice President of Federal Regulatory When I have a leaky faucet, I only need one tool – a telephone to call my plumber. But my plumber needs many tools to repair my leaky faucet, including screw drivers, channel lock and needle-nose pliers, and adjustable crescent wrenches. Like a leaky faucet,… Read more »
Read More We Need a Whole Toolbox to Stop RobocallsThe New Marshall in Town
I write today to salute my mentor, friend and sister, Cynt Marshall, as she takes the helm as the interim CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. Cynt retired last year from AT&T after 36 years of dedicated and inspirational service, and certainly could have rested on her many laurels. But that is not the Cynt way.… Read more »
Read More The New Marshall in TownAT&T Statement on FCC Efforts to Remove Barriers to Wireless Broadband Deployment
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory and State External Affairs: “Commissioner Carr has done a tremendous job leading the charge to address the outdated, unnecessary and costly regulations that do nothing but stand in the way of wireless broadband deployment. The environmental and historic preservation rules the commission… Read more »
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Efforts to Remove Barriers to Wireless Broadband DeploymentLet’s Take Action and Enact a Federal Consumer Bill of Rights
by Bob Quinn
Former Senior Executive Vice President of External & Legislative Affairs, Retired May 2018
So, today is another “Day of Action” for net neutrality advocates across the United States. We are supporting today’s Day of Action just as we did last summer’s Day of Action. But also like last summer, we support real action – actual legislation from Congress that places the pillars of net neutrality into law and applies… Read more »
Read More Let’s Take Action and Enact a Federal Consumer Bill of RightsAT&T Statement on FCC Order to Eliminate Obsolete Payphone Reporting Requirements
The following may be attributed to Joan Marsh, AT&T Executive Vice President of Regulatory and State External Affairs: “AT&T appreciates the FCC’s ongoing efforts to remove inefficient and obsolete regulatory obligations. As mobile communications have largely supplanted the once ubiquitous payphone, use of payphones and compensation to Payphone Service Providers (PSPs) has precipitously declined. The… Read more »
Read More AT&T Statement on FCC Order to Eliminate Obsolete Payphone Reporting RequirementsLeaning Toward our 5G Future
A few weeks ago, AT&T planted a flag in the 5G ground by announcing our intent to be the first U.S. company to introduce mobile 5G service in the U.S. We are targeting a dozen markets to roll out mobile 5G service by late 2018. With 5G, we are building the technology infrastructure that will… Read more »
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