BLOG: How Wi-Fi Powers Football Season From First Kickoff to the Final Whistle

It’s football season, and one thing fans are counting on more than watching a great game or eating their favorite gameday dip is something they usually only notice when it’s not working: Wi‑Fi. Whether it’s streaming the game from home or at the tailgate, downloading a mobile ticket, finding friends in the stands, or calling a rideshare after the final whistle, reliable Wi‑Fi is an essential part of our gameday experience.

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BLOG: Keeping Connectivity Affordable for Consumers 

Staying connected to our friends, families, and colleagues has never been easier than it is today. And with how critical that connection is in today’s day and age – for business, for school, for personal relationships – it should be accessible and affordable. As internet use has evolved over the last two decades, Wi-Fi has become the primary way to affordably access the internet at home, at work, and in public spaces. As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence become increasingly integrated into everyday life, Wi‑Fi will help ensure consumers can access and benefit from these innovations affordably. By connecting AI-enabled devices through existing Wi-Fi networks, consumers will benefit without additional costs.    Read More “BLOG: Keeping Connectivity Affordable for Consumers “

STATEMENT: WifiForward Congratulates Patricia J. Paoletta on Appointment to Serve as NTIA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

Washington, D.C.– Today, WifiForward released the following statement on Tricia Paoletta’s appointment to serve as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration:   Read More “STATEMENT: WifiForward Congratulates Patricia J. Paoletta on Appointment to Serve as NTIA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary”

BLOG: Big Cellular’s Spectrum Mad Libs: Same Playbook, Different Day

Every few years, and when competition gets tough, the three Big Cellular companies predictably decide to dust off the same old messaging playbook, falsely claiming that they need more spectrum for licensed use immediately in order to implement a new technology or to upgrade networks to their self-proclaimed must-have “next generation” of wireless. If they don’t get it, they claim over and over again that America will lose in a race against China.

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BLOG: American Leadership Wins: Ookla Shows Wi-Fi 7 Powered by 6 GHz is Unleashing American Innovation

When FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced this January that the Commission would vote to unleash even more unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band, he called it a win for “American innovation and leadership.” New data from Ookla shows he’s right — and further validates the previous action by the Trump Administration on the 6 GHz band by showing exactly the kind of consumer benefit and economic growth this Administration has prioritized.

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