FCC and OSHA Release Communications Tower Best Practices Guide
The FCC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have jointly released a Communications Tower Best Practices Guide intended to ensure the safety...
EAS Blue Alerts, FirstNet Opt-out Procedures Headline June Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has announced the tentative agenda for its next open meeting, scheduled for June 22, 2017. Continuing the Chairman’s pilot program, the Commission...
House Bill Would Encourage Broadband Deployment on Federal Lands
Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) has introduced the Public Lands Telecommunications Act (H.R. 2425) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill aims to support...
Open Internet 2.0 on its Way as FCC Adopts Proposed Rulemaking Notice
In a 2-1 vote, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to undo the actions taken in the agency’s 2015...
Comment Deadlines Set for Proceedings on Accelerating Broadband Deployment
On April 21, 2017, the FCC adopted Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) and Notices of Inquiry (NOIs) requesting comments on how the Commission might...
Comment Deadlines Announced for MFII Petitions for Reconsideration
The FCC has set comment deadlines for seven petitions for reconsideration and/or clarification of a number of the policies and procedures the Commission adopted...
House Letter Urges More Funding for Rural Broadband
102 Members of the House of Representatives, led by Congressman Kevin Cramer (R-ND), have signed a bipartisan letter urging the FCC to ensure adequate...
Net Neutrality and Title II Stand as DC Circuit Court Denies Rehearing
A three-judge panel on the D.C. circuit federal appeals court has rejected a request to review its decision en banc and upheld the FCC’s...
Net Neutrality, CAF Rural Rate Floor NPRM Headlines May Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has announced the tentative agenda for its next open meeting, scheduled for May 18, 2017. Continuing the Chairman’s pilot program, the Commission...
Chairman Pai Reveals Plans to Obliterate Title II-based Open Internet Regs
At a political event in Washington, DC, Chairman Ajit Pai announced the FCC’s plan to reverse course on the Title II reclassification of broadband...
