FCC Seeks Comments on Industry Associations’ Petitions Regarding Tower Siting
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Wireline Competition Bureau (collectively, the Bureaus) has asked for comment on a Petition for Rulemaking and Petition...
FCC Revises CAF Mean Opinion Score Test Methodology
The Chiefs of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (collectively, the Bureaus), in an order...
FCC Seeks Comment on Verizon Petition for Declaratory Ruling on County’s Recurring Fees for...
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is seeking comment on a petition filed by Verizon requesting a declaratory ruling that recurring fees charged...
More Federal Broadband Funding Issued in CAF-II and NY Programs
The FCC has authorized more federal rural broadband funding from the Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction (Auction 903) as well...
Court Remands FCC’s Order Exempting Small Cell Facilities from Historic Preservation and Environmental Review
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) has granted, in part, petitions for review of the...
Senate Bill Proposes to Exempt Rural Projects from Environmental Review
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), David Perdue (R-GA), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R.-MS) have introduced The Paving the Way for Rural Communities Act of...
$20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund NPRM Adopted Despite Data Disputes
The FCC has adopted and released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the $20.4 billion 10-year Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)...
CAF-II Letters of Credit and Opinion Letters Due by August 5 for Latest Batch...
The FCC has announced the most recent batch of Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) winning bids ready to be authorized with...
FCC Seeks Nominations for Native Nations Communications Task Force Membership
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks nominations to fill three Tribal vacancies on the Native Nations Communications Task Force (Task...
WCB Announces Counties Where Lifeline Voice Service Forbearance Applies
In a Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced the counties in which there will...
