Posts tagged with: President Trump

Op-ed: Trump’s attack on Intel is a big dumb distraction

There’s been a lot of weird happening in the tech and telecom space, but something happened on Thursday that struck a cord amidst the chaos: President Donald Trump demanded the CEO of U.S. chip giant Intel resign immediately. The demand,...

Trump Mobile strikes ‘Made in the USA’ from site

The Trump Organization introduced the T1 phone with a strong emphasis on U.S. manufacturing Analysts questioned how that could be done given the lack of supply chain in the U.S. and the timeline cited for delivering the phone The language...

Now we wonder: Where does the Trump/Musk blowup leave EchoStar?

Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar is at the center of two FCC investigations The FCC may act slower as a result of Thursday’s blowout between President Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk New Street analysts revised their view on satellite sharing in...

Apple and the Trump tariff turmoil

A federal court has said that the Trump admin doesn’t have authority to set tariffs, a ruling that was almost immediately reversed by an appeals court Meanwhile, analysts say that if Apple tariffs do go ahead they would be best...

Op-Ed: Tech and telecom are giving me the ick

I can’t be the only one feeling this way. Covering tech and telecom has always been a test of patience, with change in telecom especially moving at a glacial pace. But lately it’s starting to feel like a test of...

AT&T: Customers will need to deal with priced up handsets

AT&T’s CEO said the potential costs of tariffs on handsets will be passed onto Ma Bell’s customers John Stankey believes that customers will spend on handsets rather than other consumer goods, even if upgrades don’t happen as often The exec...

What you need to know about Trump’s new permitting order

President Trump’s new executive order calls for federal permitting reform It doesn’t mention broadband, nor does it bring up issues with pole attachments But it could be a stepping stone for bigger permitting reform in the future The Trump administration...

Will telecom be priced out with Trump’s tariffs?

 Vendor supply chains could feel the burn from newly implemented tariffs There’s still uncertainty on whether the tariffs will last and which products will be affected Sustained tariffs may stunt the U.S. economy along with tech innovation, said AvidThink’s Roy...

Some Republican senators are concerned about a pause to BEAD

Some Republican Senators don’t want to see a pause in the BEAD program The incoming Secretary of Commerce has been non-committal in how he might handle the BEAD program Senator Shelly Capito (R-WV) wrote in comments, “My state has jumped...

How Trump’s DEI executive orders could impact telecoms

The Trump administration is trying to stamp out public and private DEI initiatives But industry experts told us DEI is integral to telecom programs and workforce recruitment Both broadband and wireless groups said a diverse workforce is key The U.S....
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