FCC Acts to Prevent Prison Inmates’ Use of Contraband Wireless Devices
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) to help law enforcement combat inmates’ use of contraband...
AT&T Facing Investigation for 911 Outages
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) has opened an investigation into two recent AT&T Mobility outages. The first, which occurred on...
AT&T Facing Investigation for 911 Outages
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) has opened an investigation into two recent AT&T Mobility outages. The first, which occurred on...
House Bill Proposes Methodology for Mobile Coverage Data Collection
Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) has introduced the Rural Wireless Act (H.R. 1546) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would direct the FCC...
FCC Form 477 Deadline Extended to March 24, 2017
After the delaying the March 1 FCC Form 477 filing deadline due to technical issues, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has re-opened the online...
Small Providers Exempted from Enhanced Broadband Disclosure Rules
The FCC has granted a five-year exemption for small businesses from the enhanced transparency requirements in the Commission’s 2015 Open Internet Order. The five-year...
LTE-U Equipment Approvals May Usher in Wireless Gigabit Era
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has authorized the first LTE for unlicensed (LTE-U) devices in the 5 GHz band. As with...
Mobility Fund, Open Internet Reporting on Agenda for February 23 Open Meeting
The FCC has released the February 23, 2017 open meeting agenda and will consider the following six items:
Universal Service Reform, Reform Mobility Fund, Connect...
New Chairman Takes Aim at “Midnight Regulations”
On Friday, February 3, 2017, the FCC rescinded, retracted and set aside several actions taken at the last minute under the prior administration. Such...
FCC Finally Adds Mobility II, CAF II, and Broadband Reporting to Meeting Agenda
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has tentatively set an ambitious agenda for the February 23, 2017 Open Commission Meeting, including the Mobility Fund Phase II...
