No Cellphone Use on Planes
In a statement issued by the FCC, Chairman Ajit Pai announced the permanent termination of the 2013 proceeding seeking to relax the rules governing mobile...
Second Wave Deadline Announced for 3.5 GHz SAS and ESC Proposals
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) have set a “second wave” deadline of May 31, 2017 for...
Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Membership and First Meeting Announced
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed 29 members to the Commission's newly created Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). The committee's mission is to give...
House Bill Would Encourage Spectrum Leasing to Rural and Small Carriers
Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) have introduced the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act (H.R. 1814) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The...
Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force Assembled
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced the formation of the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force to administer the upcoming Universal Service Fund-related auctions. The...
Connect America Fund, Infrastructure Deployment, Business Data Headline April Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has announced the tentative agenda for its next open meeting, scheduled for April 20, 2017. Continuing the Chairman’s pilot program, the Commission...
AT&T Selected as FirstNet Provider
The US Department of Commerce and the First Responder Network Authority have announced that AT&T was selected to build the FirstNet network, the nationwide...
AT&T Selected as FirstNet Provider
The US Department of Commerce and the First Responder Network Authority have announced that AT&T was selected to build the FirstNet network, the nationwide...
Clarification Sought on CAF Build-out Deadline Extension
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRT) has filed a petition with the FCC requesting a declaratory ruling clarifying that Section 54.320(d)(2) of the Commission’s...
FCC Form 477 Data to Be Released in Anticipation of Mobility Fund Phase II;...
Following the FCC’s release of its Mobility Fund Phase II (MF2) Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and area eligibility criteria...
