Comments on Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules Due January 22
In November 2014, the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau issued a Public Notice soliciting updated information regarding the effectiveness...
2.5 GHz EBS Spectrum to Be Commercialized, Opened to Tribal Nations
At its July open meeting, the FCC voted 3-2 to adopt an Order to commercialize Educational Broadband Service (EBS) spectrum in the...
Legacy Support Phase Down Starts in June
The FCC Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that the phase down of legacy support for price cap and fixed competitive eligible...
Community Connect Grant Program Filing Window Opening February 20
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service has announced the opening of the filing window for the FY 2025 Community Connect...
Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 Introduced in House and Senate
The Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 has been introduced in both Houses of Congress. It directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a...
Appeals Court Largely Upholds FCC’s Broadband Internet Reclassification Order, But Vacates and Remands in...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit (Court) has upheld the FCC’s 2018 Order reclassifying broadband internet access service (BIAS)...
Auction 102 Moving on to Next Phase Starting May 3
The Auction 102 clock phase for 24 GHz upper microwave flexible use service (UMFUS) licenses has ended and will move on to...
Bill Introduced to Codify Small Business Exemption to Net Neutrality Disclosures
Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) has introduced the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2015 (S.2283). If passed, the bill would make permanent the current...
BEAD Program Waiver Regarding LOC Requirements
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced a conditional waiver for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. This...
FCC Approves Adjustments to Average Schedule HCLS Formula
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has approved the modifications proposed by the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) to the formula used to calculate...
