FCC Proposes Rules to Implement Shared Licensing Approach in 42 GHz Band
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which seeks comment on three specific shared licensing approaches for the 42 GHz...
FCC Open to Providing Net Neutrality Advisory Opinions
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) is spreading the word that any entity that is subject to the FCC’s net neutrality rules (i.e., no blocking,...
FCC Takes Steps to Remove Regulatory Barriers on Wireline Next-Generation Networks
The FCC has announced the initiation of a proceeding to remove regulatory barriers to wireline broadband infrastructure deployment to promote the availability and affordability...
AT&T Selected as FirstNet Provider
The US Department of Commerce and the First Responder Network Authority have announced that AT&T was selected to build the FirstNet network, the nationwide...
CBRS Transition Deadline is Here
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has reminded Part 90 licensees in the 3650-3700 MHz band that they are required to transition to...
Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 Introduced in House
Congressmen Kinzinger (R-IL) and Loebsack (D-IA) have introduced the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2015 (H.R. 3103) in the House of Representatives. Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and...
NECA Revises Average Schedule Formulas For Interstate Access Service Settlements
The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) has proposed a number of revisions to the formulas that will be used to determine average schedule...
Auction 103 for High-Band Spectrum Closes, Netting $4.47B
The FCC announced that bidding in Auction 103 concluded this week after bidding demand was met for the high-band millimeter wave (mmW)...
FCC Upholds Bureau Decision to Deny Waiver for Rural Broadband Experiment Applicants
The FCC has denied three applications for review filed by three companies that sought rural broadband experiment support: Rural Broadband Services Corporation (RBSC), Lennon...
2019 USF Contribution Factor Hovers at 20%
The universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for first quarter (1Q) 2019 is set to drop slightly by one-tenth of a point to 20.0 percent....
