T-Mobile to Give Subscribers Accurate Information About Throttled Download Speeds
As part of an agreement it has reached with the FCC, mobile wireless provider T-Mobile will give its subscribers access to accurate information about...
Testing Waiver Granted to CAF-II Model-Based Support Recipients for Q3 & Q4 2020
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted on its own motion alimited waiver of the performance testing requirements for Connect America...
Comments on Further USF/CAF Reforms Due August 8
On June 10, 2014, the FCC released the Connect America Fund (CAF) Omnibus Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which continues the...
White House Creates Broadband Opportunity Council
The White House has made two key announcements related to U.S. broadband policy. First, President Obama has created the Broadband Opportunity Council which will focus on increasing...
FCC Adopts E-Rate Reforms to Bring Robust Wi-Fi to Schools and Libraries
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that modernizes the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism – the E-Rate program – to...
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...
USDA Announces Next Funding Round of Reconnect Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the next round of Reconnect funding, totaling up to $1.15 billion. Broadband projects under...
FCC Bureaus Modify 4.9 GHz Band Filing Freeze
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau have modified the 4.9 GHz band filing freeze,...
FCC Streamlines BDC Processes
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) aimed at streamlining the Broadband Data Collection (BDC)...
FCC Releases 5th Iteration of National Broadband Map
The FCC has released its fifth iteration of the National Broadband Map, depicting fixed and mobile broadband availability data as of June...
