Wi-Fi Innovation Act Re-Introduced in House and Senate
On February 10, 2015, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Wi-Fi Innovation Act (S. 424) in the U.S. Senate and...
FCC Dismisses Verizon Pole Attachment Complaint
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has dismissed a pole attachment complaint filed by incumbent local exchange carrier Verizon Florida LLC (Verizon) that alleges that...
Commission Proposes Additional Voice Channels in 800 MHz Band
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes creating new, full power, interstitial 12.5 kHz offset channels in...
Virginia Governor and North Dakota Legislator Join Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) Tom Wheeler recently announced the appointments of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and North Dakota State Representative Blair Thoreson to fill...
FCC Incentive Auction Task Force Releases Updated Broadcaster Information
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Incentive Auction Task Force has released an updated version of the information package put together to assist...
February FCC Meeting to Focus Exclusively on Broadband Regulatory Matters
Only two items were placed on the FCC’s tentative agenda for its Thursday, February 26, 2015 open meeting, and both pertain to broadband regulation....
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...
FCC Announces New Forfeiture Methodology for Federal Program Payment Rule Violations
Telecommunications service providers are required to pay federal regulatory fees and make timely contributions to the Universal Service Fund (USF), the Telecommunications Relay Service...
PSAP Text-to-911 Readiness Registry Now Ready
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has announced the availability of the FCC’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Text-to-911 Readiness and Certification...
WCB Grants Rural Call Completion Waiver, Addresses MF Signaling
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has addressed two petitions for waiver of the FCC’s rural call completion recording, retention, and reporting requirements. First,...
