FCC Denies Alaskan Cellular Carrier Extension of Time to Build Cell Site
The Mobility Division (Division) of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) has denied OTZ Telecommunications, Inc.’s (OTZ) request for an additional one-year extension of time to construct...
Quantum Radio Technology May Boost Wireless Communications, Claims NIST
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are claiming that radio technology using quantum physics might enable wireless communications and mapping...
FCC Revises Part 20 Rules to Streamline Paperwork and Harmonize Requirements for Wireless Mobile...
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order revising Part 20 of its rules to streamline paperwork requirements for certain wireless services and harmonize...
FCC Votes to Seek Public Comment on Excluding Twilight Towers from Historic Preservation Review
The FCC has voted to seek public comment on its plan to exclude from routine historic preservation review the collocation of wireless facilities on...
Net Neutrality MOU with FTC Sets Stage for FCC’s Title II Rollback Plans
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has released a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that would govern...
Colorado ETC Must Return $6.7M in USF Overpayments
The FCC has rejected a challenge by Colorado eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) Blanca Telephone Company (Blanca) to the FCC Office of the Managing Director’s...
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier Soft Launch Pushed into 2018
The anticipated December 2017 soft launch of the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier in six states (Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) has...
Comments on New 3.5 GHz NPRM Due by December 28
Comment deadlines have been established for the new 3.5 GHz Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted by the FCC last month. Comments are due by December...
FCC Opens Up More 5G Spectrum Frontiers
The FCC has voted to adopt a Second Order and Report and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking opening up more spectrum above 24...
FCC Streamlines Review Process for Replacement Utility Poles
The FCC today adopted rules to streamline the review process for replacement utility poles to remove barriers to wireless infrastructure deployment. The FCC determined...
