The two Vermont men suing the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) over privacy issues asked a judge to deny a motion for summary judgment from the government, arguing that the case concerns “what appears to be a question of first impression in this or any other court.”

In response to recent requests by federal agencies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is establishing new or modifying existing restrictions on drone flights up to 400 feet within the lateral boundaries of four sites. These changes become effective June 1.

The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) told the FCC it is concerned about how the wireless industry is interpreting “dispatchable location” for 9-1-1 location accuracy purposes, within the framework of the FCC’s fourth report and order.

The FCC granted a limited waiver of its emergency alert system (EAS) and wireless emergency alert (WEA) rules to permit EAS participants and participating commercial mobile service (CMS) providers to participate in a test to be conducted by the state of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety, Emergency Communication Networks (DPS-ECN).

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau entered a consent decree to resolve its investigation into whether Digital Outdoor, doing business as Lightking Outdoor, marketed LED signs used in digital billboards and other commercial and industrial applications without the required labeling and user manual disclosures in violation of FCC rules.<

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) accepted three petitions from Hytera Communications and instituted inter partes review (IPR) proceedings to reexamine the validity of claims in three patents owned by Motorola Solutions. The PTAB also denied Hytera’s petition for review into a fourth patent.

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a consent decree to resolve its investigation into whether Cameron Thurston violated its rules by operating on spectrum that the commission licensed for use by the Michigan Public Safety Communications Network (MPSCS).

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information David Redl touted the benefits of 5G in May 14 remarks.

China and the United States are negotiating a deal to relax U.S. sanctions on China’s ZTE, which last week said it would close operations following a U.S. government decision to bar U.S. firms from exporting parts to the Chinese smartphone company, according to press reports.

A coalition of companies and organizations — including Motorola Solutions, the Utilities Technology Council (UTC), the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) and pdvWireless — proposed a compromise approach to licensing priority access licenses (PALs) in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) 3.5 GHz spectrum.