Chairman Wheeler Announces Big August Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its August open meeting, scheduled for August 6, 2015. It contains the...
Comment and Effective Dates Set for New CVAA Rules
The Federal Communications Commission's new emergency information accessibility rules have been published in the Federal Register and will become effective on August 10, 2015....
Chairman Wheeler Circulates New IP Transition Rules
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that he has circulated among his fellow FCC Commissioners a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further...
FCC Resolves Investigation of TerraCom and YourTel Privacy Violations
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has entered into a Consent Decree resolving its investigation into whether TerraCom, Inc. (TerraCom), and YourTel America, Inc. (YourTel)...
August 5 Deadline Set for Comments on Small Business Exemption to Enhanced Transparency Rule
Comment deadlines have been established for the request for comment on the enhanced transparency requirements that were adopted in the FCC’s Open Internet (or...
Comment Deadlines Established for Vacant Channel Rulemaking
The FCC has announced comment and reply deadlines for its vacant channels rulemaking. Comments are due on or before August 3, 2015 and reply...
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,...
DC Circuit Sets Briefing Schedule for Net Neutrality Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) has set the fast-track schedule for the appeal of the FCC’s...
OET Releases Final Version of TVStudy Software
The Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has released the final version of the TVStudy software (version 1.3.2) to be used in the...
Commissioner Pai Proposes USF Reforms for Rate-of-Return Carriers
Senior Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has proposed a number of changes to the FCC’s rules that govern the way universal service fund (USF)...
