Trump Administration Proposes to Streamline NEPA Requirements
The Trump Administration, through the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), has proposed to streamline regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),...
$20.4 Billion RDOF to Take Center Stage at January FCC Meeting
The $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) will be considered at the FCC’s January 28, 2020 open meeting, according to Chairman...
WTB Announces Procedures for 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB or Bureau), in a Public Notice, has announced the process for...
Wireless Carrier Agrees to $20,000 Penalty for Failure to Conduct Environmental and Historic Preservation...
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (EB) has entered into a Consent Decree with Teton Communications, Inc. (Teton) to resolve an investigation into allegations...
Comment on Form 499 Changes Requested by January 27, 2020
Comment is sought on various proposed changes to FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q and their respective instructions. Form 499-A is the annual...
CAF-II Funding Authorized to Satellite and Rural Broadband Providers
The FCC has authorized over $89 million in Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) funding to six companies, including Viasat, to bring...
USF Contribution Factor Dips to 21.2%
The universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2020 has been announced at 21.2 percent. This...
FCC Requests Comment on the Reallocation of the 3.1-3.55 GHz Band
The FCC is requesting comment on a proposal to relocate secondary non-federal radiolocation services and amateur users in the 3.3-3.55 GHz band...
FCC Adopts New Radio Frequency Exposure Exemptions & Safety Rules, Seeks Comment on Additional...
Following proposed modifications to its radio frequency (RF) exposure rules originally released in 2013, and in an effort to prepare for the...
FCC Grants Waivers of Geocoded Location Data Deadline
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted several petitions filed in 2019 to waive the prior year's March 1, 2018 deadline to...
