TracFone Asks FCC to Preempt Certain State 911 Fees
TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) has filed a petition requesting that the FCC issue a declaratory ruling finding that state laws and regulations that impose...
American Bankers Association Requests TCPA Exemption
The American Bankers Association (Association) has filed a petition requesting that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) exempt certain time-sensitive informational calls, placed without charge...
Commission Sets Incentive Auction Petitions for Reconsideration Comment Deadlines
The Federal Communications Commission has requested comments on 31 petitions for reconsideration of the June 2, 2014 Incentive Auction Report and Order establishing rules...
Incentive Auction Task Force Releases Repacking Software
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Incentive Auction Task Force hasreleased additional software regarding the Incentive Auction's repacking process. Staff-developed "constraint generator" software can...
TracFone Wants Text Messaging to Count as Usage of Lifeline Service
TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) has filed a petition requesting that the FCC amend its Lifeline rules to allow the sending and receiving of text...
Commission Sets Tentative November Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its November open meeting, scheduled for November 21, 2014. It contains...
NTIA Extends Deadline to Comment on Arctic Notice of Inquiry
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has extended the deadline to comment on its Notice of Inquiry (NOI) into the current and potential...
2015 E-Rate Eligible Services List Now Available
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the E-Rate program’s eligible services list (ESL) which shows the specific products and services that are...
Wheeler Names FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force Members
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Tom Wheeler recently named 31 members to the FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force. These members represent 20...
Deception Alleged by FTC against AT&T for Throttling “Unlimited” Data Customers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against AT&T under the Federal Trade Commission Act alleging that AT&T deceptively misled millions of...
