FCC Ready To Authorize $4.3 Million in Rural Broadband Experiment Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it is ready to authorize a total of $4.3 million in rural broadband experiment support...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Govern Access to Overseas Communications
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Dean Heller (R-Nevada), and Chris Coons (D-Delaware) have introduced the International Communications Privacy Act (ICPA) to clarify the ability of...
FCC Sets Stage for CAF Phase II Reverse Auction
The FCC has adopted a Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking implementing a reverse auction that will allocate $2 billion of...
NECA Modifies Average Schedule Formula, Comments Due June 20
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has invited comments on the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.’s (NECA) proposed modifications to the mathematical formula used to...
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...
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...
CAF Phase II Auction Headlines FCC May Open Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a tentative agenda for its May 2016 open meeting which is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday,...
FCC Releases Density Data For Rate-of-Return Study Areas
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released density data for rate-of-return study areas that will be used to implement various reforms adopted in the...
Comment Sought on Ligado (Formerly LightSquared) Applications and Refreshed Record
The FCC is seeking comment on various filings and submissions from Ligado Networks LLC (Ligado), the re-branded former LightSquared company that emerged from bankruptcy....
Deadline for 3.5 GHz SAS and ESC Proposals Pushed to May 15
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) have extended the deadline for “first wave” proposals from prospective Spectrum...
