DC Court Sets Aside FCC Lifeline Order Provisions Pending Decision on the Merits
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has stayed, or set aside, certain provisions of the FCC’s 2017 Lifeline order that limited enhanced...
Comment on 3.5 GHz Rules and Spectrum Sharing Proposals Sought by September 11
The FCC is requesting public comment on various spectrum rules and proposals pursuant to the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015, as amended, in connection...
FCC Affirms PCS License Termination
The FCC's Mobility Division has issued an order denying a Petition for Reconsideration of Crossroads Wireless Liquidating Trustee and NTCH, Inc. (Petitioners) and affirming...
Extension of MF-II Challenge Deadline Forthcoming in Circulating Order
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that a draft order is circulating among the commissioners to formally extend the Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II)...
FCC Proposes Steps to Prepare for an Auction of Spectrum in the 37 GHz,...
The FCC has adopted a Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing steps to prepare for an auction of the upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz,...
Corrected Mobility Fund Phase II Eligibility Map Released
The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and wireline and wireless bureaus (Bureaus) have released an updated map of Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II)...
Comments on Lifeline Waiver Requests Due August 30
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has released two Lifeline waiver requests for public comment and established filing deadlines of August 30, 2018 for initial...
FCC Takes Action to Remove Barriers to Wireline and Wireless Infrastructure Deployment
The FCC has adopted a Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling fundamentally reforming the federal framework governing pole attachments. The FCC adopts a...
Real-World 3.5 GHz SAS Testing Procedures Announced
The FCC has announced details and a timeline regarding the real-world testing process for 3.5 GHz Spectrum Access System (SAS) applicants. SASs will assign...
Updated Lifeline Minimum Service Standards and Budget Announced
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the newly calculated minimum speed and usage standards for Lifeline-supported fixed broadband service. The Bureau also...
