FCC Adopts New Rules for White Space Devices; Resolves Petitions for Reconsideration
In order to ensure that the ever-increasing number of fixed white space devices do not interfere with licensed services and in an...
FCC Denies CMRS EEO Petition
The FCC has issued an Order on Reconsideration denying a petition for reconsideration filed by the Critical Messaging Association (CMA), which contended...
39 GHz Freeze and Proposed Reconfigurations Announced in Advance of Auction; Comments Sought by...
The FCC is taking several preparatory steps in anticipation of Auction 103, an incentive auction of the 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and...
FCC Seeks Comments on Proposal to Reconfigure the 900 MHz Band for Wireless Broadband
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comments on its proposal to reconfigure the 900 MHz band for wireless broadband, including...
Phase-Down Support Amounts for Price Cap and Fixed CETCs Announced
Pursuant to the FCC's recent Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II Transitions Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced phased down legacy universal service support...
Save the Internet Act of 2019 Introduced in House and Senate
Congressional Democrats have introduced the Save the Internet Act of 2019, which if adopted would restore the open Internet rules that the FCC adopted in...
FCC Stands Firm on Alaska Plan Fiber Network Map Requirement
The FCC has denied an Alaska Telecom Association (ATA) petition requesting a waiver of the Alaska Plan requirement for support recipients to plan submit fiber...
Revised A-CAM Elections Due by March 27
Consistent with its December 2018 Universal Service Fund order revising support amounts, the FCC has announced 262 revised Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM)...
CAF Framework Established to Transition Legacy Support to Auction-Based Support
The FCC adopted a Report and Order establishing a Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II framework to clarify how support for voice and broadband...
Next FCC Form 477 Deadline Pushed Back to March 8, 2019
Following the re-opening of the federal government, the FCC has extended the filing deadline for the upcoming FCC Form 477 Local Telephone Competition and...
