No Delay for Net Neutrality, Says FCC
The FCC’s Wireline Competition and Wireless Telecommunications bureaus (Bureaus) have denied three requests for a stay (i.e., delay) of the FCC’s Open Internet (or net neutrality)...
FCC Denies Adak and Windy City Petition for Reconsideration and Application for Review
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has denied a Petition for Reconsideration and an Application for Review filed by Adak Eagle Enterprises, LLC...
NSI Sunset Proposal Comment Dates Set
Comment dates have been set for a Federal Communications Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on elimination of its rule that requires...
Industry Invited to Comment on LTE-Unlicensed Technology
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Office of Engineering and Technology and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau recently released a Public Notice seeking information on current trends in...
Emergency Accessibility and Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution on FCC’s Tentative Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its May open meeting, scheduled for March 21, 2015. It contains the...
Controversial DISH AWS-3 Applications Released for Public Review
The FCC has announced the latest batch of AWS-3 license applications from Auction 97 to be accepted for filing, meaning the applications are considered complete and...
GAO Report Examines FCC Reforms and Effectiveness of Lifeline Program
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has submitted a report to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation which summarizes...
DelNero to Be Named Wireline Chief
The FCC has announced that Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) Chief Julie Veach will be leaving the FCC on May 22 and that Chairman Wheeler...
Further Comment on DE and Bidding Credit Proposals Due May 14
The Federal Communications Commission has announced that interested parties have until May 14, 2015 to submit further comment on various industry proposals and changes...
RUS and NTIA Seek Comment on Broadband Opportunity Council
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking comment to inform the deliberations of the newly-created Broadband Opportunity Council. The...