FCC Mandates Accurate Spanish WEA Obligations; Finalizes Compliance Timeline for Template Rules
In a pair of Public Notices, the FCC provided guidance on Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) obligations. In the first Notice, the...
Hearing Loss Compatible Wireless Handset Rules Approved
In October 2024, the FCC released its Achieving 100% Wireless Handset Model Hearing Aid Compatibility Report and Order, which adopted certain reporting...
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...
June 12, 2028 Announced as WEA Multilingual Alert Compliance Deadline
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) released a Public Notice, announcing June 12, 2028, as the deadline for commercial...
WEA Multilingual Alert Requirement Effective June 5, 2028
A notice has been published in the Federal Register, announcing that certain provisions of the FCC’s 2023 Wireless...
FCC Approves Billion Dollar Spectrum Sale from UScellular to AT&T
The FCC, under delegated authority, has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting the applications of AT&T and UScellular (d.b.a. Array Digital...
FCC to Delete Nearly 400 Outdated Wireless Rules and Requirements
The FCC has adopted a Direct Final Rule to repeal approximately 396 wireless rules as part of the FCC’s ongoing “Delete, Delete,...
FCC Clarifies Certain Aspects of Alaska Connect Fund
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted an Order on Reconsideration and Clarification, Waiver Order, and Order refining the Alaska Connect Fund, which...
FCC Adopts NPRM to Accelerate Wireless Infrastructure Buildout
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that aims to accelerate buildout of wireless infrastructure, including cell phone towers. ...
New Blocking Rule for Do-Not-Originate List to Take Effect December 15
On February 27, 2025, the FCC adopted an Eighth Report and Order, which established a new rule requiring all U.S.-based providers in...
