Under Chairman Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) work on light-touch regulation and spectrum allocation has made a big difference in helping advance next-generation technologies.

Radio spectrum is the lifeblood of our connected, communicating world. The cordless devices that make our lives more productive and easier often use radio spectrum to connect to the internet. Spectrum ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. The recent ...

On November 13, the Biden administration released its National Spectrum Strategy through a Presidential Memorandum. The Spectrum Strategy, seeking to modernize spectrum policy and coordination and ...

Spectrum auctions have emerged as a pivotal instrument in optimising the allocation of electromagnetic spectrum, a finite and increasingly precious resource in modern wireless networks. These auctions ...

When U.S. forces operate overseas, they must first determine that their radio frequencies do not interfere with local and coalition communications. The manual process of assigning frequencies to all ...

Two bills call for a national inventory of radio spectrum as a first step toward meeting the growing demand for bandwidth for mobile communications and computing devices. A House subcommittee last ...

As Southeast Asia races to expand 5th generation (5G) cellular network technology, satellite communications, and digital connectivity, spectrum management has emerged as a critical policy issue. The ...

Arielle Roth, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for her confirmation hearing ...

India has officially granted a licence to Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer satellite-based internet services, setting the stage for the company’s entry into one of the world’s fastest-growing digital ...