FCC Gears Up for Incentive Auction-Heavy Open Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission will hold its next Open Meeting on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 10:30 am. The Commission is expected to consider several...
Comment Deadlines Established for Vacant Channel Rulemaking
The FCC has announced comment and reply deadlines for its vacant channels rulemaking. Comments are due on or before August 3, 2015 and reply...
Wheeler Circulates Competitive Bidding Item
In a recent blog post, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that he has circulated draft, revised competitive bidding rules to his fellow...
FCC July Open Meeting Agenda to be Incentive Auction Heavy
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its July open meeting, scheduled for July 16, 2015. It contains...
Bureau Releases Rural Census Tracts and Anticipates Future Action in 3.5 GHz Proceeding
On April 17, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission Adopted a Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (collectively, 3.5 GHz Order)...
Commission Adopts Measures to Strengthen Consumer Protections
At its June Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a package of declaratory rulings intended to ensure that consumers have control over...
FCC To Preserve One UHF Channel
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish procedures to ensure that one UHF channel will be available nationwide for...
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...
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...
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...
