Drew FitzGerald
Telecom Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
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2 days ago |
benton.org | Drew FitzGerald
Telecommunications mogul Charlie Ergen’s war chest is at risk after a U.S. regulator questioned his company’s use of cellular and satellite spectrum licenses—including a chunk of airwaves long sought by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Federal Communications Commission told Ergen, the chairman and co-founder of network operator EchoStar, that the agency’s staff would investigate the company’s compliance with federal requirements to build a nationwide 5G network.
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2 days ago |
wsj.com | Drew FitzGerald
Regulator’s letter warns of new scrutiny on Ergen’s EchoStar, eyes opening satellite spectrum to rivals including SpaceXTelecom mogul Charlie Ergen’s war chest is at risk after a U.S. regulator questioned his company’s use of cellular and satellite spectrum licenses—including a chunk of airwaves long sought by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | Micah Maidenberg |Drew FitzGerald |Adrienne Tong
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Jessica Toonkel |Josh Dawsey |Drew FitzGerald
The discussions are a small step in a complex effort to secure federal approval for the media company’s deal with SkydanceOne action under discussion between the agency and Paramount is a commitment that the company continues to abstain from particular corporate diversity initiatives, the people said. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has urged telecom and media companies to limit their diversity, equity and inclusion policies as a precondition for the agency to consider mergers and acquisitions.
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3 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Drew FitzGerald
Verizon’s chief executive said his company won’t absorb the cost of tariffs on smartphones. Shoppers will have to pay for it. "If the tariff is going to be as high as they say on the handset, we are not planning to cover that in our work. That's just not going to be possible," Chief Executive Hans Vestberg told analysts. "We will not cover any enormous increase on tariffs on handsets.
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Verizon, which sells a lot of Apple and Samsung smartphones, says it won’t pick up the tab if tariffs shoot as high as the White House has proposed: https://t.co/zxomEPH1Vw
