Final FCC Meeting of 2014 Contains Three Major Items
The Federal Communications Commission has released the final agenda for its final open meeting of 2014. It includes the following three important items:
E-Rate Modernization:...
Great American Broadband, Inc. Settles Enforcement Bureau Investigation
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) and Great American Broadband, Inc. (GAB) have entered into a consent decree resolving the Bureau’s investigation...
Competitive Bidding Comment Deadlines Set
In October 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) initiated a proceeding to revise its competitive bidding rules. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
WTB Grants Waiver to Expand AWS-3 Tribal Land Bidding Credit Eligibility
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has granted Smith Bagley, Inc.’s petition to waive the definition of “federally recognized Tribal land” under the Federal Communications Commission...
Commission Sets Incentive Auction Petitions for Reconsideration Comment Deadlines
The Federal Communications Commission has requested comments on 31 petitions for reconsideration of the June 2, 2014 Incentive Auction Report and Order establishing rules...
Incentive Auction Task Force Releases Repacking Software
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Incentive Auction Task Force hasreleased additional software regarding the Incentive Auction's repacking process. Staff-developed "constraint generator" software can...
FCC Delays Incentive Auction to 2016
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) staff has announced that the 600 MHz Incentive Auction, initially planned for mid-2015, will instead be held in...
Commission Unanimously Adopts Incentive Auction Interference Order and NPRM
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing several outstanding issues related to the...
FCC Considers LPTV and TV Translator Issues
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it seeks comment on a number of issues involving low...
FCC Releases Competitive Bidding NPRM
Calling an evaluation of its competitive bidding rules “particularly important” in light of the forthcoming Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction, the Federal Communications Commission...
