FCC Reminds 700 MHz Licensees of Construction and Reporting Deadlines
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) has issued a public notice reminding 700 MHz licensees (Lower A Block, B Block, and E Block, and Upper...
Numbering Council Releases Report On Nationwide Wireless Number Portability
The North American Numbering Council has released a report on nationwide, non-geographic wireless number portability. In November 2015, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau directed...
Providers With Pending Lifeline ETC Petitions Must Affirm Review by June 7
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that communications providers that have Lifeline ETC designation petitions or Lifeline compliance plan requests pending before...
Incentive Auction Applicant Asks FCC to Ignore Foreign Subscribers for Rural Bid Credit Eligibility
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on a petition from Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (ATN) and its wholly-owned subsidiary SAL Spectrum, LLC...
FCC Requests Comments on Amended Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
The FCC has asked for comment on a proposed Amended Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas (Amended Collocation Agreement) to account...
FCC Testing New Network Outage Reporting System
The FCC’s Homeland Security Bureau has announced that it will test a new version of the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) over the next...
Comments on Dormant Proceedings Due June 1
Comments on the FCC's latest public notice on dormant proceedings pending termination will be due on June 1, 2016 with reply comments due 15...
FCC Issues Bat Signal to Tower Owners
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) on April 29, 2016, issued a Public Notice providing guidance to the tower industry on the protection of...
FCC Announces Reverse Auction Start Date; Spectrum Clearing Target
The FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau have issued a public notice announcing: (1) a 126 megahertz initial spectrum clearing target and...
FCC Affirms New Citizens Broadband Radio Service in the 3.5 GHz Band
The FCC adopted an Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order on April 28, 2016, reaffirming its decision to create the Citizens Broadband...
