AT&T Faces $100M Fine for Running Afoul of Transparency Rule
AT&T Mobility (AT&T) has been hit with an FCC record-setting $100 million proposed forfeiture for alleged violations of the FCC’s 2010 Open Internet Transparency...
FCC To Preserve One UHF Channel
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish procedures to ensure that one UHF channel will be available nationwide for...
USF Contribution Factor Declines Slightly to 17.1 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the third quarter of 2015 will be 0.171 or...
D.C. Circuit Court Rejects Broadcaster Incentive Auction Lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) has upheld the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Incentive Auction Report...
Wheeler Adds Incentive Auction Item to June Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its upcoming open meeting, scheduled for June 18, 2015. Chairman Tom Wheeler has added...
Net Neutrality Is a Go as Court Rejects Stay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied a request of several broadband providers to stay, or delay, the FCC’s Open Internet...
Kinzinger Bill Aims to Neutralize Broadband Rate Regulation
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has introduced a short net neutrality bill entitled the "No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act of 2015" (H.R.2666),...
FCC Provides Emergency Alert System Solutions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted the first-ever nationwide test of the EAS on November 9,...
Rumors of T-Mobile and Dish Network Merger Abound
Various news outlets have reported that T-Mobile, the nation's fourth largest mobile wireless company, and Dish Network, the nation's second largest satellite TV provider...
FCC to Review the State of Mobile Wireless Competition
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB or Bureau) is seeking input on competition in the mobile wireless marketplace for...
