Tag: Spectrum

US senators seek to reallocate government spectrum to boost 5G networks

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two top Republican senators are introducing legislation on Monday that would require some U.S. government-owned spectrum be auctioned off to boost commercial wireless 5G networks. Congress in March 2023 let the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to auction spectrum lapse for the first time in three decades amid debate about […]

Concern over COVID reaches record low across political spectrum: Survey

Concern about the health threat posed by COVID-19 have reached a record low across the political spectrum, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. Twenty percent of all Americans in the survey said they think the virus is a “major threat” to “[t]he health of the U.S. population as a whole.” Twelve […]

Spectrum Industries employees create latest tiny home

Mar. 3—CHIPPEWA FALLS — Brian Huset and Rich Haase said they were provided with a camper and a simple instruction to turn it into a tiny home. With few other guidelines, it was up to their creativity. “All we had was the frame, and we started from there,” Huset said. “There were no blueprints, just […]

America Movil trims 2024 capex to $7 billion on less spectrum spend

By Cassandra Garrison and Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican telecommunications giant America Movil said on Wednesday it expected reduced capital expenditure of around $7 billion this year, following years of significant spending on buying spectrum and refreshing its network infrastructure. This compares with spending of $8.6 billion in 2023. In a call with analysts, […]

Dish Bonds Plummet on EchoStar Spectrum Transfer Maneuver

(Bloomberg) — Dish Network Corp. bonds plummeted Wednesday after the company announced a move to shuffle assets including valuable spectrum licenses into new subsidiaries, worrying existing debt holders. Most Read from Bloomberg The Englewood, Colorado-based company transferred a handful of wireless spectrum licenses into a new legal entity, according to a Wednesday statement. Dish also […]