Commenters raised concerns in comments in docket 17-340 about the nine spectrum policy principles recommended by the FCC Technological Advisory Council. The National Spectrum Management Association (NSMA), T-Mobile and CTIA said the FCC should move with care in further steps. CTA said TAC should further explore how industry itself can help to prevent and resolve interference disputes. The Office of Engineering and Technology asked in December whether the FCC should implement and formalize the recommendations as spectrum policies (see 1801310055). OET asked whether it should more widely adopt “risk-informed interference assessment and statistical service rules.”

Commenters raised concerns in comments in docket 17-340 about the nine spectrum policy principles recommended by the FCC Technological Advisory Council. The National Spectrum Management Association (NSMA), T-Mobile and CTIA said the FCC should move with care in further steps. CTA said TAC should further explore how industry itself can help to prevent and resolve interference disputes. The Office of Engineering and Technology asked in December whether the FCC should implement and formalize the recommendations as spectrum policies (see 1801310055). OET asked whether it should more widely adopt “risk-informed interference assessment and statistical service rules.”

Observers disagree on practical effects of states blocking government contracts with broadband service providers that don’t follow net neutrality principles. Democratic governors in New York and Montana last week issued such executive orders (see 1801240041), while California senators voted 21-12 Monday to pass SB-460 (see 1801300025). Supporters said tapping procurement could be an effective way to incentivize neutrality without conflicting with FCC pre-emption. Others said the approach might have unintended consequences like stopping FirstNet and could be pre-empted.

Observers disagree on practical effects of states blocking government contracts with broadband service providers that don’t follow net neutrality principles. Democratic governors in New York and Montana last week issued such executive orders (see 1801240041), while California senators voted 21-12 Monday to pass SB-460 (see 1801300025). Supporters said tapping procurement could be an effective way to incentivize neutrality without conflicting with FCC pre-emption. Others said the approach might have unintended consequences like stopping FirstNet and could be pre-empted.

Troubling online speech, from Russian political bots to hate speech, is a problem, said speakers at a Future Tense event Tuesday, but there was no consensus about what regulatory or tech company policy fixes would work best. "It's hard," said former White House technology and policy adviser Dipayan Ghosh, saying algorithms to take down problematic speech raise technological constraint and free speech red flags.

Troubling online speech, from Russian political bots to hate speech, is a problem, said speakers at a Future Tense event Tuesday, but there was no consensus about what regulatory or tech company policy fixes would work best. "It's hard," said former White House technology and policy adviser Dipayan Ghosh, saying algorithms to take down problematic speech raise technological constraint and free speech red flags.

Troubling online speech, from Russian political bots to hate speech, is a problem, said speakers at a Future Tense event Tuesday, but there was no consensus about what regulatory or tech company policy fixes would work best. "It's hard," said former White House technology and policy adviser Dipayan Ghosh, saying algorithms to take down problematic speech raise technological constraint and free speech red flags.

The odds of the Supreme Court taking up the complaint by Dish Network designated entities (DE) SNR Wireless and Northstar Wireless about the handling of the AWS-3 auction bidding credits aren't clear, experts and interested parties told us. The DEs filed a petition Friday with the Supreme Court for writ of certiorari appealing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's August ruling that upheld the FCC withholding AWS-3 auction bidding credits due to their too-close connections to Dish (see 1708290012). The FCC didn't comment Monday.

The odds of the Supreme Court taking up the complaint by Dish Network designated entities (DE) SNR Wireless and Northstar Wireless about the handling of the AWS-3 auction bidding credits aren't clear, experts and interested parties told us. The DEs filed a petition Friday with the Supreme Court for writ of certiorari appealing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's August ruling that upheld the FCC withholding AWS-3 auction bidding credits due to their too-close connections to Dish (see 1708290012). The FCC didn't comment Monday.

All five FCC commissioners, other officials and industry slammed a memo by a “senior National Security Council official” proposing the U.S. build a national 5G network, selling access on a wholesale basis to carriers. Axios published the leaked memo Sunday. Monday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said it's a bad idea. The memo compares 5G to the push under President Dwight Eisenhower to build a national highway system in the 1950s and warns that China could otherwise build a network first.