FCC Released Fourth International Broadband Data Report
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) International Bureau has released its fourth International Broadband Data Report, which shows comparative data on international broadband capability. To create...
Early Net Neutrality Release: Title II It Is, Including Wireless
In a rare preview of proposed new rules to be voted on by the FCC, Chairman Tom Wheeler has released a fact sheet and...
President’s FY2016 Budget Proposes Substantial Increases for RUS Lending Programs
President Barack Obama has released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 (FY2016), which includes substantial funding increases for Rural Utilities Services (RUS) lending...
Comment Sought on Letter of Credit Requirement for Rural Broadband Experiments and CAF Phase...
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on a petition filed by the Alliance of Rural Broadband Applicants that seeks a waiver...
WCB Denies Requests for Waiver of Rural Broadband Experiment Requirements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has denied 14 petitions filed by provisionally selected winners of rural broadband experiment support that sought a waiver...
FCC Commissioner Announces Staff Departures and Appointments
Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel recently announced that two of her staff members will be departing the Commission for Capitol Hill. David Goldman, who...
FCC Raises Definition of Broadband to 25 Mbps, Declares U.S. Broadband Deployment Inadequate
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its 2015 Broadband Progress Report in which it concludes that broadband is not being deployed to all...
Sanders Infrastructure Bill Contains $5 Billion For Broadband Deployment
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, has introduced the “Rebuild America Act of 2015,” a $1 trillion infrastructure-funding bill...
FTC Report Recommends Security Practices for The Internet of Things
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a report on the “Internet of Things” in which FTC staff “recommend a series of concrete steps...
AT&T Changes CAF Phase I Deployment Plans; Existing Providers Have 45 Days to Respond
AT&T Inc. (AT&T) has notified the Federal Communications Commission that it intends to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 broadband...
