The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is organising further BT and Openreach strikes over the coming months. Around 40,000 Openreach engineers and BT call centre staff undertook strike action last month over “weak, insulting” below-inflation pay rises. “Workers will not accept a massive deterioration in their living standards,” said Dave Ward, General Secretary of the CWU,…
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is organising further BT and Openreach strikes over the coming months. Around 40,000 Openreach engineers and BT call centre staff undertook strike action last month over “weak, insulting” below-inflation pay rises. “Workers will not accept a massive deterioration in their living standards,” said Dave Ward, General Secretary of the CWU,…
The UK Government has announced plans to “unleash” 5G and 6G innovation, including through a partnership with South Korea. Up to £25 million has been set aside for the ‘Future Open Networks Research Challenge’. Academics and industry players can apply for funding to support their early-stage research into open and interoperable telecom solutions, such as…
The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a…
The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a…
The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a…
The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a…
The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a…
The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a…
The FCC has rejected Starlink’s bid for a share of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “After careful legal, technical, and policy review, we are rejecting these applications. Consumers deserve reliable and affordable high-speed broadband,” said Chairwoman Rosenworcel. “We must put scarce universal service dollars to their best possible use as we move into a…
