New FCC Wireless Infrastructure Rules become Effective July 2, 2018
A summary of the FCC’s March 2018 Second Report and Order in the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment proceeding...
Kansas Farm Bureau Granted Waiver to Participate as Challenger in MF-II Challenge Process
The FCC’s Auctions and Spectrum Access Division (Division) has granted Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) a waiver to participate as a challenger in the Mobility...
FCC Seeks Comment on Possible Commercial Wireless Service Sharing in the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band
The FCC’s , International and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus and Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus), pursuant to a mandate under the recently enacted Making Opportunities for Broadband...
CTIA Calls for Freeze on Non-Federal 3500-3550 MHz Applications
In a request consistent with the FCC's recent action in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, CTIA has asked the FCC to freeze applications in the...
FCC Denies Alaskan Carrier Reconsideration of CAF Phase II Service Obligations
The FCC has denied a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) challenging the high-cost definition applied to its service obligations in...
FCC Freezes Satellite Service Earth and Fixed Microwave Applications in the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band
Pending an ongoing FCC inquiry, the International, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus (Bureaus) have announced a temporary freeze effective April...
Comments on 28/24 GHz Bands Auction Procedures Due May 9
The FCC has adopted a public notice of the auction procedures for 28 and 24 GHz band licenses in Auction 101 and 102 beginning...
Bipartisan Legislation Could Narrow Previous Rural Tower Marking and Lighting Mandate
Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Peter De Fazio (D-OR), have introduced the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
Former BDAC Chair Arrested for Fraud
Elizabeth Pierce, a former chair of the FCC's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) and former CEO of Alaska subsea fiber cable provider Quintillion, reportedly...
T-Mobile Pays $40 Million to Settle Investigation of Rural Call Completion Violations
The FCC has entered into a consent decree with T-Mobile USA, Inc., to resolve an investigation into whether T-Mobile violated the Communications Act and...
