FCC Takes Action to Remove Barriers to Wireline and Wireless Infrastructure Deployment
The FCC has adopted a Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling fundamentally reforming the federal framework governing pole attachments. The FCC adopts a...
FCC Modifies Temporary Filing Freeze on Certain Part 90 Applications for the 4.9 GHz...
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) have modified the temporary filing freeze on the acceptance...
DC Circuit Mandates FCC Explain Terminating RF Exposure Inquiry
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals (DC Circuit) has rejected the FCC’s termination of a notice of inquiry (NOI) requesting comment on...
FCC Reminds Lifeline Providers of ETC Designation and Compliance Plan Requirements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Public Notice to remind communications providers of a number of requirements that must be met...
Wireless Bureau Affirms that Weekend Beachgoers Aren’t Population
An Order on Reconsideration from the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has affirmed that tourists and “weekend populations” do not count for purposes of...
February FCC Meeting to Focus Exclusively on Broadband Regulatory Matters
Only two items were placed on the FCC’s tentative agenda for its Thursday, February 26, 2015 open meeting, and both pertain to broadband regulation....
FCC Proposes to Scrap International Traffic and Revenue Reports, Streamline Circuit Capacity Reports
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline and eliminate certain international reporting requirements. In the NPRM, the Commission proposes to...
Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act Introduced in Senate
Senators Edward Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Al Franken (D-MN) have introduced the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 668)...
AWS-3 Auction Draws to a Historic Close
After two months, 341 rounds, and nearly $44.9 billion of bids, the FCC’s AWS-3 auction (Auction 97) has drawn to a close. In the...
Auctions 101 and 102 for 28 GHz and 24 GHz Spectrum Officially Over
The FCC has announced the formal conclusion of Auctions 101 and 102 for 28 and 24 GHz licenses, respectfully. Auction 102 ended...
