Chairman Wheeler Announces CTO Appointment
FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler recently announced that Scott Jordan will be the Commission’s new Chief Technology Officer. Jordan joins the Commission from the University...
Commission Proposes Additional Voice Channels in 800 MHz Band
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes creating new, full power, interstitial 12.5 kHz offset channels in...
NTIA and FirstNet Seek Comment on Key Aspects of Network’s Design, Deployment and Administration
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), together with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), has released a Second Notice (Second Notice) seeking public...
FCC Pulls E-Rate Support for Hotspots and School Bus Wi-Fi
The Federal Register published the FCC’s September 30, 2025 Order on Reconsideration determining that section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934...
FCC Releases Text of E-Rate Modernization Order; Comments on FNPRM Due September 15
The FCC has released the text of its recently adopted E-Rate Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which takes the...
FCC Announces the Execution of a Second Amendment to the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for...
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has announced that the FCC, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State...
Second Wave Deadline Announced for 3.5 GHz SAS and ESC Proposals
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) have set a “second wave” deadline of May 31, 2017 for...
Chairman Pai Touts RDOF with List of States & Locations
In an effort to promote the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), which is on the Commission's January 30 meeting agenda, Chairman Ajit...
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,...
Lifeline Waiver Requests Both Granted and Denied in Part
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted in part and denied in part 10 waiver requests filed by United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) and...
