AWS-3 Auction Draws to a Historic Close
After two months, 341 rounds, and nearly $44.9 billion of bids, the FCC’s AWS-3 auction (Auction 97) has drawn to a close. In the...
Media Bureau Sets May 29 as Pre-Incentive Auction Broadcaster License Deadline
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau has designated May 29, 2015 as the pre-Incentive Auction licensing deadline by which full power...
FTC Report Recommends Security Practices for The Internet of Things
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a report on the “Internet of Things” in which FTC staff “recommend a series of concrete steps...
Wireless Bureau Sets Deadline for Oppositions to Applications for Review in Data Roaming Proceeding
AT&T and Verizon Wireless have each filed “applications for review” with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) in an attempt to reverse an earlier...
Absolutely No Wi-Fi Blocking, Says FCC in (Literally) Bold Warning
The FCC has issued an Enforcement Advisory emphatically reminding hotels, convention centers and any other commercial establishments that blocking the personal Wi-Fi hotspots of...
AT&T and Verizon Wireless Seek Overturn of FCC Declaratory Ruling on Data Roaming
AT&T and Verizon Wireless have each filed “applications for review” with the FCC in an attempt to reverse an earlier Declaratory Ruling issued by...
FCC Releases Sixth Annual Report on State 911 Fee Collection and Distribution
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its sixth annual report to Congress on state collection and distribution of 911 and enhanced 911 fees...
911 Location Accuracy, Broadband Deployment, and Consumer Help Center on FCC January Open Meeting...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its January open meeting, scheduled for January 29, 2014. It contains the following...
Comment on Proposed 911 Oversight Rules Due March 9
In November 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Policy Statement and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning governance and oversight of the...
FCC Issues Administrative Subpoenas Ordering All “Providers” to Comply with Special Access Data Collection
The Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice issuing an administrative subpoena ordering all Providers of special access services to submit to the FCC the...
