Category: ag

T-Mobile’s Sprint merger is opposed by 18 state attorneys general

Post author By Randall
Post date September 18, 2019
Categories In ag, anticompetitive, attorney general, attorneys general, business, deal, gear, josh shapiro, lawsuit, merger, Mobile, oppose, opposition, pennsylvania, Politics, Sprint, t-mobile, Tech, tmobile

[ad_1] In July, the Department of Justice approved T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion bid to merge with Sprint — on the condition that it sell some of its business to Dish Network. And Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai endorsed the deal. But opposition from so many attorneys general could pose a legitimate threat. The state attorneys […]

FCC task force will help connect farms and ranches

Post author By Randall
Post date June 17, 2019
Categories In ag, agriculture, broadband, business, connectivity, farm land, fcc, federal communications commission, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, Internet, Politics, precision agriculture, rural, task force, Tech, usda

[ad_1] This spring the FCC pledged to bring broadband to more than 100,000 rural homes and businesses, and earlier this month, the FCC authorized $166.8 million to expand broadband access in underserved rural regions. It makes sense that the FCC would want to work with farmers and ranchers as it embarks on this rural push, […]