---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20181002032106.GA23483@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 23:21:06 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: FCC Order On 5G Wireless Network Construction Concerns Some Wisconsin Cities Federal Rules Cap Fees Cities Can Charge Telecommunications Companies To Use Public Infrastructure By Rich Kremer Local officials in Wisconsin say a Federal Communications Commission order aimed at helping build the next generation of high-speed, wireless internet is a giveaway to telecommunication companies that strips government of local control. The FCC Board of Commissioners approved an order on Sept. 26, aimed at speeding the development of fifth generation, or 5G, wireless networks. The new technology promises faster internet data speeds than existing networks can provide. https://www.wpr.org/fcc-order-5g-wireless-network-construction-concerns-some-wisconsin-cities -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181002192616.GA24759@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 19:26:16 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Net neutrality pits California once more against Trump administration The FCC is challenging California's new net neutrality law that regulates internet providers. The court battle ahead points to tensions between state governments, the executive branch, and a deadlocked Congress. By Paul Elias and Mae Anderson, Associated Press A US Department of Justice lawsuit could delay the rollout of California's toughest-in-the country net neutrality law, which is set to take effect Jan. 1. Advocates hope California's new law to stop internet providers from favoring certain content or websites will push Congress to enact national rules or encourage other states to create their own. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2018/1002/Net-neutrality-pits-California-once-more-against-Trump-administration -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20181002221433.GA25577@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 22:15:09 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: The Supreme Court will hear an iOS App Store antitrust lawsuit By Adi Robertson The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Apple's appeal in an antitrust lawsuit over the App Store's structure and fees. Reuters reported the news this morning, and it marks a major step for the case, which has been running since 2011. Bloomberg writes that the court will hear arguments within a nine-month window that starts in October. The case, Apple v. Pepper, argues that Apple's App Store monopolizes the distribution of iOS apps since the store is the only officially approved way to download an iPhone or iPad app, and Apple charges developers a significant 30 percent fee. Its plaintiffs are seeking class action status for the lawsuit, saying that this fee has driven up the costs of apps for consumers. A lower court determined that they had no grounds to sue, but a judge overturned that decision, and the Supreme Court began seeking advice on the case late last year. Now, the court is officially taking it up. https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/18/17474760/apple-app-store-ios-supreme-court-lawsuit-hearing-pepper -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 06 Oct 2018