NTIA and FirstNet Seek Comment on Key Aspects of Network’s Design, Deployment and Administration
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), together with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), has released a Second Notice (Second Notice) seeking public...
USF Contribution Factor Climbs to 17.4 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the second quarter of 2015 will be...
First Batch of AWS-3 Applications Accepted for Filing
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has announced by public notice an initial batch of AWS-3 license applications that have been accepted for filing...
FCC Seeks Nominations for Tribal Official Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Slot
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is seeking nominations for an open position for an elected or appointed Tribal representative to serve on...
Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act Introduced in Senate
Senators Edward Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Al Franken (D-MN) have introduced the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 668)...
STELA, Local Number Portability Administration on March Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its March open meeting, scheduled for March 26, 2015. It contains the...
OMB Approves Rural Call Completion Requirements; Data Recording Begins April 1
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the rules adopted in...
FCC Announces Update to PSAP Text-to-911 Readiness Registry
The Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has issued a public notice announcing that it has updated the FCC's Public Safety...
FCC Adopts Landmark Broadband Orders
In a dramatic open meeting that featured guest speakers from the online, technology and entertainment industries, the FCC officially adopted two orders that boldly...
Push for Delayed Net Neutrality Vote and Public Disclosure of Order Rebuffed by Chairman
Three days before the FCC’s February 26 meeting, Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly have made a last-ditch effort to delay the FCC’s net...
