---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20201208184925.EBE6F7B9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 18:49:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: FCC's RDOF boosts rural broadband - and SpaceX By Kelly Hill The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction has wrapped up, setting the stage for $9.23 billion in subsidies to be doled out over the next decade in support of high-speed rural broadband deployment. https://www.rcrwireless.com/20201208/network-infrastructure/fccs-rdof-boosts-rural-broadband-and-spacex ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201208182722.D75817B9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 18:27:22 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: AT&T snags FBI business from Verizon with 2M FirstNet contract by Bevin Fletcher AT&T scored a major win for FirstNet, landing a contract valued at around $92 million to provide FirstNet mobility services for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The five-year deal is basically all new business for AT&T, according to Stacy Schwartz, VP of FirstNet Program at AT&T, and represents the largest commitment to FirstNet by a law enforcement or public safety agency to date. https://www.fiercewireless.com/operators/at-t-snags-fbi-business-from-verizon-92m-firstnet-contract ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201208183200.24AA77B9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 18:32:00 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Long-Awaited 5G Auction Expected to Stretch Carriers' Balance Sheets Wireless companies including Verizon expected to splurge on U.S. auction of C- band spectrum By Drew FitzGerald Verizon Communications Inc. VZ 0.03% and other cellphone providers are expected to spend billions of dollars to secure prized spectrum for their 5G networks in a U.S. government sale that kicks off Tuesday. The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new auction for C-band airwaves, a stretch of wireless frequencies especially valued by companies trying to offer the fifth-generation service. https://www.wsj.com/articles/long-awaited-5g-auction-expected-to-stretch-carriers-balance-sheets-11607436055 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20201208184350.8E3257B9@telecom2018.csail.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 18:43:50 +0000 (UTC) From: Moderator <telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org> Subject: Former Verizon N.Y. Employee Lied About Injuries, Collected $19K in Workers' Comp A former Verizon New York employee who allegedly lied to doctors about arm injuries to obtain more than $19,000 in workers' compensation benefits has been arrested. This comes after surveillance videos showed her exercising and lifting weights despite her claims of being unable to work. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2020/12/08/593209.htm ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Wed, 09 Dec 2020