FCC to Launch Tribal Library E-Rate Advocacy Program
The FCC has announced the establishment of the Tribal Library E-Rate Advocacy Program (T-LEAP), which builds on the Commission’s Tribal Libraries Pilot...
Digital Equity Capacity Grants Awarded to Four States
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has awarded Digital Equity Capacity Grants to California, Georgia, Indiana, and New Mexico. California has been...
Enforcement Bureau Settles ACP, EBB Investigations with AT&T
AT&T, Inc. (AT&T) has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) to resolve its investigations into whether AT&T...
FCC Releases NOI on Customer Service Practices
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Inquiry aimed at ensuring that consumers have access to the customer service resources they need...
Media Bureau Announces Compliance Dates for the All-In Rule
The FCC’s Media Bureau has announced dates by which cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers must comply with the requirements...
FCC Takes Action Against Identidad for Apparently Transmitting Scam Calls
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has taken targeted, coordinated action against gateway voice service provider Identidad Advertising Development (Identidad) for apparently transmitting...
New Rules Require All Mobile Phones to be Hearing Aid Compatible
The FCC has adopted new rules requiring that all mobile handsets, such as smartphones, must be compatible with hearing aids. The new...
5th Circuit Upholds ISP Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court decision holding an internet service provider, Grande Communications Networks LLC, liable...
Q Link & CEO Plead Guilty to Defrauding Federal Programs
Q Link Wireless LLC and its CEO, Issa Asad, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the U.S....
FCC Seeks Comment on Use of Data Caps
The FCC has issued a Notice of Inquiry to explore the use of data caps (also referred to as “usages allowances” or...
