FCC Seeks Comment on Spectrum for Internet of Things
As directed by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the FCC is seeking comment on current and...
FCC Proposes Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls
In an effort to mitigate foreign-originated illegal robocalls, the FCC has proposed rules that would impose comprehensive requirements on domestic gateway providers. ...
FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Enhance Communications Reliability During Disasters
Recent hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires have demonstrated how susceptible America’s communications infrastructure is to disturbance during natural disasters. The FCC has thus...
WTB Grants Waiver to Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation to Treat Specified Off-Reservation Lands as Eligible...
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has granted the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation (TDN) a waiver allowing specified “off-reservation” lands to be treated as eligible...
FCC Proposes E-Rate Rule Update to Promote Tribal Library Participation
The FCC has proposed updating the definition of library in the E-Rate program rules to clarify that Tribal libraries are eligible for...
FCC Adopts Standard Foreign Ownership Questions
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a standard set of national security and law enforcement questions for companies with foreign ownership seeking...
FCC Proposes Rules to Block PSAP Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a forthcoming Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to protect Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) from unwanted...
FCC Extends White Space Push Notification Waiver
The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has reissued a waiver of the push notification requirement for fixed and...
House Grants Extension for Further Consideration of Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act
On September 24, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce granted an extension for further consideration ending no later than October 28,...
FCC Dedicates Over $1.2 Billion in Emergency Connectivity Fund Program’s First Funding Wave
The FCC has pledged $1,203,107,496.88 in funding for 3,040 schools, 260 libraries, and 24 consortia in the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program’s (the...
