FCC Resolves Investigation of TerraCom and YourTel Privacy Violations
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has entered into a Consent Decree resolving its investigation into whether TerraCom, Inc. (TerraCom), and YourTel America, Inc. (YourTel)...
August 5 Deadline Set for Comments on Small Business Exemption to Enhanced Transparency Rule
Comment deadlines have been established for the request for comment on the enhanced transparency requirements that were adopted in the FCC’s Open Internet (or...
Comment Deadlines Established for Vacant Channel Rulemaking
The FCC has announced comment and reply deadlines for its vacant channels rulemaking. Comments are due on or before August 3, 2015 and reply...
FCC Open to Providing Net Neutrality Advisory Opinions
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) is spreading the word that any entity that is subject to the FCC’s net neutrality rules (i.e., no blocking,...
DC Circuit Sets Briefing Schedule for Net Neutrality Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) has set the fast-track schedule for the appeal of the FCC’s...
OET Releases Final Version of TVStudy Software
The Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has released the final version of the TVStudy software (version 1.3.2) to be used in the...
Commissioner Pai Proposes USF Reforms for Rate-of-Return Carriers
Senior Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has proposed a number of changes to the FCC’s rules that govern the way universal service fund (USF)...
FCC July Open Meeting Agenda to be Incentive Auction Heavy
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its July open meeting, scheduled for July 16, 2015. It contains...
Bureau Releases Rural Census Tracts and Anticipates Future Action in 3.5 GHz Proceeding
On April 17, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission Adopted a Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (collectively, 3.5 GHz Order)...
Bureau Releases List of CAF Phase II Extremely High-Cost Census Blocks
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a list of census blocks in areas served by price cap incumbent local exchange carriers that have...
