Comment Deadlines Set for Proceedings on Accelerating Broadband Deployment
On April 21, 2017, the FCC adopted Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) and Notices of Inquiry (NOIs) requesting comments on how the Commission might...
Comment Deadlines Announced for MFII Petitions for Reconsideration
The FCC has set comment deadlines for seven petitions for reconsideration and/or clarification of a number of the policies and procedures the Commission adopted...
Net Neutrality and Title II Stand as DC Circuit Court Denies Rehearing
A three-judge panel on the D.C. circuit federal appeals court has rejected a request to review its decision en banc and upheld the FCC’s...
FCC Seeks to Update Record in the 2010 Wireless Radio Services Reform Proceeding
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) has announced a proceeding to update the record in the Wireless Radio Services (WRS) reform proceeding of May,...
International Traffic and Revenue Reporting Requirements Temporarily Waived
The FCC’s International Bureau has granted, on its own motion, a temporary waiver of the international traffic and revenue reporting requirements. The Traffic and...
Chairman Pai Reveals Plans to Obliterate Title II-based Open Internet Regs
At a political event in Washington, DC, Chairman Ajit Pai announced the FCC’s plan to reverse course on the Title II reclassification of broadband...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Local Ordinance Requiring Cell Phone RF Warning
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has denied CTIA’s request to block a Berkeley, California ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to...
Commission Adds Flexibility to High-Cost Projects Exceeding Capital Expense Limit
In a unanimous vote, the FCC has amended its rules to give carriers more flexibility in planning broadband deployment projects that are funded by...
FCC to Review Barriers to Wireless Infrastructure
The FCC announced today the initiation of a rulemaking proceeding to identify and address unnecessary regulatory barriers to wireless infrastructure deployment to promote the...
Some Cellular Rule Changes Now in Effect
The FCC’s Second Report and Order, Report and Order, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) modernizing outdated Cellular Radiotelephone (Cellular) service rules has...
