FCC Opens up 6 GHz Band for Unlicensed Operations
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted an order that makes 1,200 megahertz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band (5.925-7.125 GHz) available...
FCC Grants Wireless Site-based and Mobile-only Licensees an Extension of Construction Deadlines
The Chiefs of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureaus) have granted in part a Petition for...
$500 Million Broadband Grant Program Introduced
A bill, the Serving Rural America Act (H.R. 6456), has been introduced in the House of Representatives, by Reps. Rob Wittman (R-VA)...
FCC, FTC Demand Gateway Providers Block COVID-19 Related Scam Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have warned gateway providers facilitating COVID-19 related scam robocalls originating overseas...
FCC Proposes $6 Million Fine Against TracFone for Violating Lifeline Program Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), in a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), has proposed a fine of $6,013,000...
Tentative Agenda for April 23 FCC Open Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its April 2020 Open Meeting, which is scheduled to...
FCC Issues Order to Keep Lifeline Subscribers Connected During COVID-19
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), in an Order, has waived several rules that would otherwise result in de-enrollment of subscribers...
FCC Proposes Detariffing Measures to Simplify Consumers’ Telephone Bills
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has proposed to eliminate tariffing of end user interstate access charges included on consumers’ local...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Provide $2 Billion for Rural Broadband Providers During Pandemic
The U.S. Senate has introduced a bipartisan bill, the Keeping Critical Connections Act (S.3569), cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin...
FCC Provides Relief for RHC Program Amid COVID-19
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has taken a number of steps to assist the Rural Health Care (RHC) program, including...
