D.C. Circuit Court Rejects Broadcaster Incentive Auction Lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) has upheld the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Incentive Auction Report...
Wheeler Adds Incentive Auction Item to June Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its upcoming open meeting, scheduled for June 18, 2015. Chairman Tom Wheeler has added...
Net Neutrality Is a Go as Court Rejects Stay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied a request of several broadband providers to stay, or delay, the FCC’s Open Internet...
Kinzinger Bill Aims to Neutralize Broadband Rate Regulation
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has introduced a short net neutrality bill entitled the "No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act of 2015" (H.R.2666),...
FCC Provides Emergency Alert System Solutions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted the first-ever nationwide test of the EAS on November 9,...
Rumors of T-Mobile and Dish Network Merger Abound
Various news outlets have reported that T-Mobile, the nation's fourth largest mobile wireless company, and Dish Network, the nation's second largest satellite TV provider...
FCC to Review the State of Mobile Wireless Competition
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB or Bureau) is seeking input on competition in the mobile wireless marketplace for...
Commission Waives U-NII Device Compliance Deadline Until Late 2015
Until December 2, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) will waive Rule Section 15.37(h) requiring that certain National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) devices comply...
VoIP Numbering, Lifeline Reform, and Robocalls Top Tentative June Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its June open meeting, scheduled for June 18, 2015. It contains the...
Rural Call Completion Bill Introduced in House
Congressman David Young (R-IA) has introduced the Integrity of Voice Communications Act (H.R.2566). The “Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2015” would...
