FCC Adopts Rules to Prevent and Eliminate Digital Discrimination
The FCC has implemented the first bipartisan broadband access anti-discrimination law to ensure that Americans have equal access to reliable high-speed broadband...
FCC Enhances Privacy and Facilitates Communications Access for Domestic Violence Survivors
The FCC has approved rules to help domestic violence survivors access safe and affordable communications. These new rules implement key provisions in...
FCC Grants Equal Access Relief
The FCC has adopted an order and declaratory ruling granting the Minnesota Independent Equal Access Corporation’s (MIEAC) petition for relief from dominant...
House Companion Bill Introduced to Fully Fund Reimbursement Program
Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA) has introduced a House companion bill to the Senate’s Defend Our Networks Act, with bipartisan support, that would...
FCC Proposes E-Rate Support for Wi-Fi Hotspots
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes allowing eligible schools and libraries to apply for E-Rate Program...
Biden Administration Requests Additional Funding for ACP and Rip-and-Replace Programs
The Biden Administration has requested Congress to provide supplemental funding to support some critical domestic programs, including a few broadband related programs. ...
AI for Robocalls on Agenda for November FCC Open Meeting
The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its November 2023 Open Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for November 15, at 10:30 a.m. EDT and...
FCC Initiates Rulemaking on Alaska’s Connectivity Challenges
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, initiating a rulemaking to evaluate how the universal service high-cost support program can...
FCC Approves E-Rate Funding for Wi-Fi on School Buses
The FCC has announced that it will allow E-Rate funding to support equipping school buses with Wi-Fi, seeing that such a service...
FCC Initiates Inquiry into Broadband and Maternal Health
The FCC has voted to begin a proceeding to inquire into ways broadband connectivity may improve maternal health by exploring the expansion...
