FCC Seeks Comment on E911 “Roadmap”
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the "Roadmap for Improving E911 Location Accuracy" filed earlier this week by...
APCO, NENA And Nationwide Carriers Reach Agreement on E911 Location Accuracy
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO), the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and the four national wireless carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and...
Competitive Bidding Comment Deadlines Set
In October 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) initiated a proceeding to revise its competitive bidding rules. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
WTB Grants Waiver to Expand AWS-3 Tribal Land Bidding Credit Eligibility
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has granted Smith Bagley, Inc.’s petition to waive the definition of “federally recognized Tribal land” under the Federal Communications Commission...
FCC Requires Electronic Filing of Section 208 and Pole Attachment Complaints
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted an Order which implements new filing procedures for certain formal complaint proceedings and will require parties to...
FCC Adopts Cellular Harmonization Rules – Nixes Overlay Licensing & Auctions
After significant input from the industry, the FCC has opted not to transition the Cellular Service to geographic-based licensing via geographic-based overlay licenses awarded...
PSHSB Seeks Comment on Implementation of EAS Security Best Practices
In order to gain new information regarding ways to address existing and future security risks within the Emergency Alert System (EAS), the FCC’s Public...
Unauthorized Emergency Alert Prompts PSHSB Questions
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) is seeking comment on how unauthorized Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages affect EAS participants, public...
White House Calls for Strong Open Internet Rules and Title II Reclassification
In a statement from the White House, President Obama has entered the Open Internet (or net neutrality) debate by calling for the FCC to...
TracFone Asks FCC to Preempt Certain State 911 Fees
TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) has filed a petition requesting that the FCC issue a declaratory ruling finding that state laws and regulations that impose...
