Commissioner Starks Announces Staff Changes
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks has announced staff changes in his office. Shiva Goel, former Legal Advisor for wireless, space, and international issues,...
NTIA Approves Three States for BEAD Implementation Funding
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved full initial proposals for Kansas, Nevada, and West Virginia for the $42.45 billion...
OEA Seeks Comment on State of Competition in Communications Marketplace
In the last quarter of every even numbered year, the FCC is required to publish a Communications Marketplace Report that evaluates the...
FCC Seeks Comment on State of Video Marketplace
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on the current state of the video marketplace. The FCC...
FCC Notifies U.S.-Based Providers of Rules Allowing Them to Block Robocalls from DigitalIPvoice
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Public Notice notifying all U.S.-based voice service providers of a large amount of apparently...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Provide $2 Billion for Rural Broadband Providers During Pandemic
The U.S. Senate has introduced a bipartisan bill, the Keeping Critical Connections Act (S.3569), cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin...
Equipment Security on May FCC Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its May 2024 Open Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2024,...
Senate Unveils Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act (Farm Bill), which would authorize $650...
FCC Announces Member Appointments to Joint Boards
The FCC has announced member appointments to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (Universal Service Joint Board) and the Federal-State Joint...
FCC Adopts NECA’s Revision to Average Schedule Formulas
The FCC has adopted an Order that approves the formulas for average-schedule interstate settlement disbursements in connection with the provision of interstate...
