Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force Assembled
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced the formation of the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force to administer the upcoming Universal Service Fund-related auctions. The...
FCC Proposes Emergency Alert System Changes
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Public Notice seeking comment on several proposed changes to the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The Notice...
CGB Releases Strategies and Recommendations for Promoting Digital Inclusion
The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) has released Strategies and Recommendations for Promoting Digital Inclusion as directed by the FCC in its 2016...
Top RDOF Winners LTD Broadband and Starlink Denied Funding
The FCC has denied the long-form applications of LTD Broadband LLC (LTD) and SpaceX-owned Starlink (Starlink) for Rural Broadband Digital Fund (RDOF)...
FY 2019 Auctions Previewed
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) released a forecast of FCC auctions set to take place in fiscal year (FY) 2019 beginning September 30,...
NTIA To Study the 3450-3550 MHz Band for Commercial Wireless Services
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) has decided to conduct a feasibility study on repurposing the 3450-3550 MHz band currently used for military radar systems for...
Chairman Pai Seeks to Eliminate Federal Designation of Broadband Lifeline ETCs
In a statement released yesterday by the FCC, Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he is instructing the Office of General Counsel to seek a...
Congressman Mooney Introduces Freedom from Internet Tax Act
Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) has introduced the Freedom from Internet Tax Act (H.R. 1712) in the U.S. House of Representatives. If passed, the bill...
Dish Settles with DOJ to Settle Claims of Fraud in Broadband Programs
EchoStar’s Dish Wireless has agreed to pay $17.3 million to settle fraud allegations about signing up ineligible applicants in the FCC’s Emergency...
FCC Adopts Order Implementing Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
The FCC has unanimously voted to adopt a Report and Order implementing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, which is expected to open...
