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For the fifth time in seven years, 91pro视频 has submitted comments on Net Neutrality as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) again weighs changing the rules鈥�91pro视频's position supporting a free and open internet remains unchanged. Instead, what has crystalized is the need for Congress to act and settle the matter with certainty for the future of the internet. Over the past two decades, the internet has forever [...]
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a significant step on fifth generation, or 5G, wireless networks by releasing a notice of inquiry, or proposal, on a range of spectrum bands, last week. Spectrum is the finite and valuable radio frequencies that all wireless communications use. Your smartphone, Bluetooth speaker, streaming devices and connected appliances, cars and commercial equipment [...]
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We are at the dawn of a technological revolution where we are connecting cars, trucks, public transportation, first responders, utilities and public services, and more to the internet 鈥� and in the process 鈥� creating smart and more efficient cities. The benefits from advancing Internet of Things (IoT) technology will save lives and improve the ways cities function and operate. With that being said, [...]
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As you see 鈥渢rainers鈥� running around parks and city streets capturing Pokemon Go on their mobile phones, remind yourself of the amazing technologies at work enabling this augmented reality game that is sweeping the nation. They are possible because of the vast amounts of computing power in our hands and the wireless connections carrying significant amounts of data to the internet over wireless networks [...]
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Consumer technology has changed immensely over the past twenty years because of competition. But the video set-top box market is an area where this has not been the case. With few exceptions, navigating video on a box provided by your pay-TV provider reflects the same experience a consumer would have experienced in the mid-90s. That is why 91pro视频 filed comments today in the Federal Communications Commission [...]
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From smartphones to household appliances to cars, today's world is hungry for connectivity to a degree that is outpacing our broadband infrastructure. Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation that will make key improvements in the U.S. innovation ecosystem. Sponsored by Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) and ranking member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the MOBILE NOW Act (S. 2555), if enacted, [...]
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It is not an exaggeration to say that spectrum鈥搕he radio frequencies that connect wireless devices鈥搃s the lifeblood of many 91pro视频 companies. Our membership spans wireless and network equipment manufacturers, device and mobile hardware companies, and service and software providers, all of which provide mobile and wireless technologies. That is why we welcome a new spectrum discussion draft bill, the 鈥淢OBILE [...]
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Because the Internet plays such a critical role in our lives, the idea of a free and open Internet became a flash point for Americans to send millions of comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). That same sentiment courses through the technology industry. Many of our companies could have never been founded, never thrived, nor had the significant impact of improving our society and growing [...]
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Spectrum may not be a household word, but we rely on it聽every day聽for the connected devices聽like smartphones and portable devices聽that are a聽central part of our lives.聽Spectrum is a term used to describe the radio frequencies that all wireless communications use. And, as there are only so many radio frequencies, spectrum is a limited and valuable resource. 聽As the Internet of Things (IoT) connects [...]
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Over the past seven days, the United States Treasury is on pace to bring in more than $25.8 billion 聽without raising taxes, assessing penalties or fines, or imposing any other sort of burden on individuals, business, or foreign entities.聽 In fact, companies are clamoring to GIVE the federal government money.聽 Why you might ask?聽 Because the U.S. government learned in the 90s that it holds an extremely [...]