Comment Sought on Updated Model-Based CAF Phase II Census Blocks by July 7
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released and is seeking comment on an updated list of census blocks eligible for Connect America Fund...
RUS Seeking Comment on New Environmental Review Process
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has announced that it is seeking public and federal agency comment on the preparation of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment...
Kiddoo Named Deputy Bureau Chief of FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that Jean L. Kiddoo has been named the new Deputy Bureau Chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications...
Comments on Further USF/CAF Reforms Due August 8
On June 10, 2014, the FCC released the Connect America Fund (CAF) Omnibus Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which continues the...
NPRM Continues FCC Effort to Bolster Oversight of 911 Networks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has issued a Policy Statement and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) related to its oversight of the...
FCC Asked to Preempt State Laws Restricting Municipal Broadband Services
The Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the City of Wilson, North Carolina have filed separate petitions asking that the Federal Communications Commission...
FCC Proposes to Scrap International Traffic and Revenue Reports, Streamline Circuit Capacity Reports
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline and eliminate certain international reporting requirements. In the NPRM, the Commission proposes to...
LTE-U Equipment Approvals May Usher in Wireless Gigabit Era
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has authorized the first LTE for unlicensed (LTE-U) devices in the 5 GHz band. As with...
FCC Clarifies the TCPA Prohibition on Autodialers
In response to P2P Alliance’s (P2P) Petition for Clarification, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Declaratory Ruling that clarifies...
FCC Updates Inventory for Auction 110 Licenses, Releases Technical Guides
The FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) are changing the categories and conditions for available...
