Senate Bill Proposes to Exempt Rural Projects from Environmental Review
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), David Perdue (R-GA), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R.-MS) have introduced The Paving the Way for Rural Communities Act of...
$20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund NPRM Adopted Despite Data Disputes
The FCC has adopted and released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the $20.4 billion 10-year Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)...
DOJ Approves T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Based on Third-Party Divestiture Agreement Involving Dish Network
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a press release announcing that it has reached a settlement with T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile)...
FCC Approves Environmental Sensing Capability Deployments for Three Operators
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) (collectively, WTB/OET) has issued...
CAF-II Letters of Credit and Opinion Letters Due by August 5 for Latest Batch...
The FCC has announced the most recent batch of Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) winning bids ready to be authorized with...
Comments on Fiber and Other Proposals for C-Band Due by August 7
The FCC continues to explore options to maximize the amount of C-band spectrum at 3.7-4.2 GHz that can be reallocated from current...
2.5 GHz EBS Spectrum to Be Commercialized, Opened to Tribal Nations
At its July open meeting, the FCC voted 3-2 to adopt an Order to commercialize Educational Broadband Service (EBS) spectrum in the...
Senate Bill Creates Structure to Prioritize Expansion of the Internet of Things
Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) has introduced a bill, the Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act (DIGIT Act), to promote...
CAF-II Funds Rolling Out
The FCC has granted more long-form applications and authorized funding relating to Auction 903 for Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II). In...
Ten States Sue to Block T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Nine states and the District of Columbia have moved to block T-Mobile’s and Sprint’s plan to merge into a single wireless carrier...
