3.5 GHz Band: FCC Seeks Comment on Protecting Grandfathered Users
The FCC has released a Public Notice seeking comment on the appropriate method for determining the protected contours for grandfathered protection zones in the...
FCC Strengthens VoIP Robocall Guardrails
The FCC has adopted rules to modernize and strengthen the Commission’s requirements for Voice over Internet Protocol providers to obtain direct access...
FCC Denies Support Recovery Waiver Requests Regarding RDOF Defaults
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau has adopted an Order denying waiver requests filed by North Alabama Electric Cooperative (NAEC) and...
Sixth Circuit Won’t Rehear Its Net Neutrality Rejection
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has denied a Petition for Rehearing En Banc on the court's recent decision...
FCC Authorizes $11 Million in Rural Broadband Experiment Support
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau has authorized $11 million in rural broadband experiment (RBE) support for four RBE applicants to deploy...
Democrats Reintroduce LIFT America Act Directing $80 Billion for Broadband Deployment
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) has reintroduced the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act, or “LIFT America,” which directs $312 billion for...
Wireline Competition Bureau Approves NECA Average Schedule Formula Revisions
In December, the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) proposed a number of revisions to the formulas that will be used to determine average schedule...
President’s FY2016 Budget Proposes Substantial Increases for RUS Lending Programs
President Barack Obama has released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 (FY2016), which includes substantial funding increases for Rural Utilities Services (RUS) lending...
Broadband Privacy Rule Effective Dates Announced
A summary of the FCC’s new broadband privacy rules has been published in the Federal Register. The rules pertaining to the basis and purpose,...
Latest CBRS Auction Resources, Webinar, Available Online
In anticipation of the upcoming short-form application window for the 3.5 GHz CBRS Priority Access License (PAL) auction (Auction 105), the FCC...
