FCC Revises White Spaces Rules
The FCC has released revised rules aimed at encouraging greater deployment of unlicensed White Spaces Devices (WSDs) in both the television bands and the 600...
OMB Approves Rural Call Completion Requirements; Data Recording Begins April 1
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the rules adopted in...
FCC and NTIA to Create Model City for Spectrum Sharing
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have issued a joint Public Notice that seeks...
WEA Performance Testing Partners Sought
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) wants to partner with Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) alert originators...
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to Launch in Six States This December
The National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will launch by December 31, 2017 in the six states of Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah,...
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier Soft Launch Pushed into 2018
The anticipated December 2017 soft launch of the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier in six states (Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) has...
FCC Defines When 600 MHz Band Licensees Commence Operations
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Report and Order which clarifies an important aspect of the 600 MHz Broadcast Incentive Auction’s post-auction...
PSHSB Seeks Comment on Implementation of EAS Security Best Practices
In order to gain new information regarding ways to address existing and future security risks within the Emergency Alert System (EAS), the FCC’s Public...
C-band Transition Plan Amendment Window Open through September 30
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has opened a limited filing window for C-band satellite operators to amend their Transition Plans that were...
NTIA Releases Technical Report on 3.5 GHz Band Sharing
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a technical report developed by engineers in NTIA’s Office of Spectrum Management (OSM) and Institute for...
