FCC’s Packed October Agenda Includes 3.5 GHz, HAC and Hurricane USF Relief Items
The FCC has announced its lengthy tentative agenda for its October 24, 2017 open meeting, which will including the following:
A Puerto Rico and...
Comment Sought on HAC Reporting Relief for Non-Nationwide Providers
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on revising its wireless hearing aid compatibility (HAC) reporting requirements to provide relief to...
Instructions Released for Mobility Fund LTE Data Collection
The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, Wireline Competition Bureau, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) released a Mobility Fund Phase II (MFII) Public Notice...
DIRS Deactivated for Hurricane Irma, Likely to Reactive for Hurricane Maria
The FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) has been deactivated at the request of the FEMA for areas affected by Hurricane Irma, which included...
FCC to Hold Public Forum on Improving 800 MHz Sharing November 6, 2017
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (collectively, the Bureaus) will host a public...
USAC Board Nominations Due by October 27
Nominations are being sought for six open Board member positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors. USAC Board members serve...
Q4 2017 USF Contribution Factor Leaps to 18.8%
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017 will...
Details Released for Upcoming CAF Phase II Auction Webinar
The FCC will host a webinar on its proposed Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF II) auction process on Monday, September 11, 2017 from...
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to Launch in Six States This December
The National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will launch by December 31, 2017 in the six states of Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah,...
Court Hands DISH Companies Second Chance at AWS-3 Licenses with FCC Remand
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued a ruling that both affirmed the FCC’s 2015 determination leading to...
