Rate Benchmarks and Minimum Usage Allowances Announced for 2021
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics have announced the 2021 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice...
DISH-Controlled Entities Once Again Denied Small Business Bidding Credits
The FCC has once again determined that SNR Wireless LicenseCo LLC (SNR) and Northstar Wireless LLC (Northstar) are ineligible for bidding credit...
FCC Adopts 5G Rural Fund Order
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted rules establishing the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G Fund), which will allocate...
RDOF Qualified Applicants and Mock Auction Dates Announced
The FCC has announced the 386 qualified applicants and non-qualified applicants for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction (Auction...
RDOF Phase I Eligible Areas Finalized
The FCC has issued a public notice finalizing the list of areas eligible for Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I support...
RDOF Auction Tutorials and Bidding Guide Available
The FCC has announced the availability of educational materials for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction, or Auction 904,...
Comment Sought on 3.45-3.55 GHz Band Proposals for Auction for 5G
The FCC proposed has released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to release 3.45-3.55 GHz mid-band spectrum for...
RDOF Order Rejects Pleas Not to Exclude State-Funded Areas
The FCC has denied a series of petitions to reconsider Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) area eligibility rules...
Close of 2.5 GHz Tribal Window Opens Door for Auction in 2021
On September 2, 2020, the FCC closed its 2.5 GHz priority filing window for rural Tribes, the first ever priority spectrum filing...
CBRS Auction Ends with $4.5+ Billion Haul
After 76 bidding rounds over the course of a month, Auction 105 for 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Priority Access...
