FCC Denies RWA Petition to Block AT&T Purchase of Aloha AWS-1 Spectrum
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has issued an Order denying a petition filed by the Rural Wireless Association, Inc. (RWA) which...
PSHSB Seeks Comment on Wireless Network Resiliency for Congressional Report
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) has released a Public Notice seeking comment on recent efforts by...
Supply Chain Proceeding Prompts Tribal Land Buildout Waiver
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has partially granted a limited waiver and one-year extension to Pine Cellular Phones, Inc. (Pine Cellular)...
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...
Verizon Settles 911 Investigation, Will Pay $3.4 Million
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) and MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business Services (Verizon) have entered into a Consent Decree which resolves the...
Federal Publication of Net Neutrality Repeal Ushers in Lawsuits
The FCC's 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which essentially overturned the entirety of its 2015 Open Internet Order that had established a Title II-based...
TracFone Wants Text Messaging to Count as Usage of Lifeline Service
TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) has filed a petition requesting that the FCC amend its Lifeline rules to allow the sending and receiving of text...
Waivers Granted to AWS-3 Licensees Seeking Construction Relief
Two licensees—Northern Valley Communications, LLC (NVC) in South Dakota and Triangle Communication System, Inc. (Triangle) in Montana—were granted waivers and extensions of...
Waiver of Enhanced Transparency Rule Sought by RWA for Small Business Providers
The Rural Wireless Association, Inc. (RWA) has requested a waiver of the enhanced transparency requirements adopted by the FCC in its 2015 Open Internet...
FCC to Hold Public Forum on Improving 800 MHz Sharing November 6, 2017
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (collectively, the Bureaus) will host a public...
