FCC and TracFone Reach Handset Unlocking Agreement
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) have reached a settlement to provide unlocking of TracFone...
WCB Announces Reimbursement Program Equipment Disposal Guidance Public Notice
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has released a guidance and best practices Public Notice for the Secure and Trusted...
CBRS Auction Ends with $4.5+ Billion Haul
After 76 bidding rounds over the course of a month, Auction 105 for 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Priority Access...
C-band Auction Ends in Record-breaking Haul Largely for Nationwide Carriers
The FCC has announced the results and winning bidders of Auction 107 for 3.7 GHz (or C-band) spectrum. 21 bidders spent over...
C-Band Registration Deadline Further Extended to October 31
The FCC's International Bureau has further extended by two weeks the registration filing window for C-Band downlink Fixed Satellite Service earth stations in the...
T-Mobile to Give Subscribers Accurate Information About Throttled Download Speeds
As part of an agreement it has reached with the FCC, mobile wireless provider T-Mobile will give its subscribers access to accurate information about...
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...
AT&T Selected as FirstNet Provider
The US Department of Commerce and the First Responder Network Authority have announced that AT&T was selected to build the FirstNet network, the nationwide...
FCC Proposes to Streamline Rules for Earth Stations in Motion
At today’s open meeting, the FCC unanimously adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline, consolidate, and harmonize rules governing earth stations used...
Comments on Further USF/CAF Reforms Due August 8
On June 10, 2014, the FCC released the Connect America Fund (CAF) Omnibus Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which continues the...
