FCC to Host Special Access Data Collection Webinar
On October 30, 2014 from 11:00 - 12:00 EDT, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau will be hosting a webinar that will provide a high-level...
Commission Unanimously Adopts Incentive Auction Interference Order and NPRM
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing several outstanding issues related to the...
FCC Makes it A Little Easier to Deploy New Towers or Modify Existing Ones
The FCC has adopted rules changing the way it evaluates the impact the deployment of certain wireless infrastructure, including new towers and modifications to...
Paging and Radiotelephone Service Licensees May Gain Technical Flexibility
The Wireless Bureau of the FCC has released a Public Notice reminding Paging and Radiotelephone service licensees that while they are permitted to operate...
UPCS Device Applicants No Longer Required to be Members of UTAM
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OETC) has issued an Order in which it removes and reserves Section 15.307 of the FCC’s rules,...
Kiddoo Named Deputy Bureau Chief of FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that Jean L. Kiddoo has been named the new Deputy Bureau Chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications...
LMDS, 39 GHz and Other Bands Above 24 GHz May Open Door to 5G...
By unanimous vote at its latest commission meeting, the FCC has launched an inquiry proceeding seeking comment on the spectrum bands that would be...
FCC Issues Report on Massive 911 Outage
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) has issued a report on the massive 911 outage that occurred in April...
Consumer Bankers Association Asks for Clarification of TCPA Rules
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau is seeking comment on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), which...
Reports Show Increased Broadband Speeds and Increased VoIP Subscriptions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released reports on Internet Access Services and Local Telephone Competition which summarize information about subscribership, technologies, and service...