NTIA Releases BEAD Program Policy Notice
The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released a Policy Notice modifying and replacing certain requirements outlined in the...
FCC Initiates Proceeding to Unlock 20,000 MHz of Spectrum for Satellite Services
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will seek comment on potentially unlocking more than 20,000 megahertz of spectrum...
FCC Seeks Comment on Reallocating Upper C-Band Spectrum
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Inquiry seeking comment on whether, and if so how, it should make more intensive use...
White House Temporarily Pauses All Federal Financial Assistance Programs
The White House has ordered a temporary pause on all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government in order for each...
E-BRIDGE ACT Enacted to Remove Hurdles Associated with EDA-Funded Broadband Projects
The E-BRIDGE Act (H.R.1752) has been signed into law as part of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024...
Sixth Circuit Sinks Net Neutrality
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Sixth Circuit) has likely dealt a fatal blow to the FCC's May 2024...
Congress Passes NDAA With Reimbursement Program Funding
The Senate has passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act by an 85 to 14 vote. The legislation was also passed by...
FCC Enters Consent Decree with Frontier Regarding Inaccurate BDC Information
The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a Consent Decree with Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. regarding the submission of allegedly...
FCC Adopts Rules Allowing Third Parties to Assist in STIR/SHAKEN Compliance
The FCC has adopted rules to clarify that third parties can authenticate service providers’ calls to meet caller ID requirements for STIR/SHAKEN,...
FCC Extends Jurisdictional Separations Freeze for Another Six Years
The FCC has adopted an Report and Order extending the freeze on the jurisdictional separations rules for rate-of-return incumbent local exchange carriers...
