Net Neutrality NPRM Rebooted in Contentious FCC Vote; Comments Due December 14
The fully restored five-commissioner FCC voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that largely revives the net neutrality rules that were...
Tower Safety Workshop Planned for October 14
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are planning a workshop to explore...
Rumors of T-Mobile and Dish Network Merger Abound
Various news outlets have reported that T-Mobile, the nation's fourth largest mobile wireless company, and Dish Network, the nation's second largest satellite TV provider...
RDOF Application Review Completed
Over three years after conducting the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) reverse auction (Auction 904), the Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of...
Federal Appeals Panel Says Warrant Required for Historical Cell Site Location Information
A three judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, in a split decision, ruled that...
FCC Opens UP $77M of USF Support to Puerto Rico and USVI
The FCC on its own motion will make up to $76.9 million of high-cost Universal Service Fund (USF) support in Puerto Rico and the...
Wireline Competition Bureau Grants Appeals Related to USF Disbursements Under Old Identical Support Rule
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted five “appeals” related to universal service fund (USF) support disbursements made under the old “identical support”...
WTB Stops Paper Authorizations – Looks to Save $304,000 Per Year
In 2013, the FCC printed and mailed out 451,072 paper antenna structure registrations and wireless licenses at a cost of nearly $304,000. For this...
FCC Permits Operation of VLP Devices in Certain Portions of 6 GHz Band
The FCC has voted to adopt a Report and Order that will open up a new class of devices, very low power...
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,...
