E-BRIDGE ACT Enacted to Remove Hurdles Associated with EDA-Funded Broadband Projects
The E-BRIDGE Act (H.R.1752) has been signed into law as part of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024...
Sixth Circuit Sinks Net Neutrality
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Sixth Circuit) has likely dealt a fatal blow to the FCC's May 2024...
Congress Passes NDAA With Reimbursement Program Funding
The Senate has passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act by an 85 to 14 vote. The legislation was also passed by...
FCC Announces Opening of Sixth Broadband Data Collection Filing Window
The FCC has announced that the sixth Broadband Data Collection filling window will open on January 2, 2025. The FCC requires facilities-based...
Senate Passes ACCESS Rural America Act to Lessen Burdens of SEC Reporting
The Senate has passed, by unanimous consent, the Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Support Rural America Act (ACCESS Rural America...
Senate Passes TAKE IT DOWN Act
The Senate has approved, by unanimous consent, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE...
FCC Enters Consent Decree with Frontier Regarding Inaccurate BDC Information
The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a Consent Decree with Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. regarding the submission of allegedly...
FCC Announces Renewed Funding Eligibility of Certain RDOF CBGs
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has announced that certain census block groups (CBG), which were limited to exclusive support from the...
FCC Adopts Rules Allowing Third Parties to Assist in STIR/SHAKEN Compliance
The FCC has adopted rules to clarify that third parties can authenticate service providers’ calls to meet caller ID requirements for STIR/SHAKEN,...
FCC Releases 5th Iteration of National Broadband Map
The FCC has released its fifth iteration of the National Broadband Map, depicting fixed and mobile broadband availability data as of June...
