Mid-Band Spectrum Items Headline October FCC Meeting
The FCC’s lengthy tentative agenda for its October 23, 2018 Open Meeting contains the long-awaited 3.5 GHz rule change order, and includes the following...
The Trump Administration Seeks Comment on Proposed Consumer Data Privacy Approach
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has requested comments on the Trump Administrations’ proposed approach to consumer data privacy. The Administration initiated this...
FCC Requires Mobile Alaska Plan Participants to File Coverage Data Consistent with Form 477...
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Economic and Analytics has adopted an Order requiring Alaska Plan mobile participants to file...
FCC Establishes Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program
The FCC has established the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program to raise awareness about the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion...
FCC Extends 3.65 GHz CBRS Transition Deadline
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has extended until October 17, 2020, the transition deadline for those Part 90 licensees, both grandfathered...
FCC Extends Open Internet and Framework for Broadcast Internet Access Service Comment Periods
As the July 15, 2014 comment deadline in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Open Internet proceeding approached, an “overwhelming surge” in FCC...
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...
FCC Revises Reasonable Comparability Benchmarks; Extends Compliance Deadline
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics have announced revised 2024 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed broadband services...
FCC Streamlines Review Process for Replacement Utility Poles
The FCC today adopted rules to streamline the review process for replacement utility poles to remove barriers to wireless infrastructure deployment. The FCC determined...
FCC Adopts 5G Rural Fund Order
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted rules establishing the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G Fund), which will allocate...
