Petition Seeking to Reverse Starlink’s RDOF Denial Dismissed
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has dismissed a Petition for Reconsideration filed in January 2024 by Virginia resident Greg Weisiger, who...
Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 Introduced in House
Congressmen Kinzinger (R-IL) and Loebsack (D-IA) have introduced the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 (H.R. 3103) in the House of Representatives. Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and...
Red Light Rule Waived for Ongoing COVID-19 Telehealth Program
In order to ensure the continued ongoing rollout of the $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program funds, the FCC has waived and suspended...
FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Extends Hearing Aid Compatibility Comment Deadlines
In November 2014, the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau released a Public Notice seeking updated comments...
3.5 GHz PAL Leasing Capability Approved for SAS Admins
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology have approved the Spectrum Access Systems (SASs) of five SAS administrators—Amdocs,...
Bureau Affirms T-Mobile Leases and Dismisses Requests for Revision of Spectrum Screen
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has denied Verizon’s petition for reconsideration of acceptance of T-Mobile's Spectrum Manager Lease Arrangements with Channel 51...
FCC Asked to Preempt State Laws Restricting Municipal Broadband Services
The Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the City of Wilson, North Carolina have filed separate petitions asking that the Federal Communications Commission...
House Joins Senate in Voting to Repeal New Broadband Privacy Rules
The United States House of Representatives, on Tuesday, voted 215-205 along party lines to adopt the Joint Resolution, identical to the one passed by the...
RUS Releases ReConnect Program FY 2024 NOFO
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural eConnectivity Program, also known...
NTIA Administrator Roth Details Agency’s Spectrum Plans
At the NTIA’s annual spectrum policy symposium, NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth outlined a plan to exceed the legislative mandate of identifying 500...
