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...
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...
Commission Finalizes October Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has finalized its agenda for its open meeting on Friday, October 17, 2014. It contains the following...
Sacked: FCC Eliminates Sports Blackout Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has eliminated its sports blackout rules, which prohibit cable, satellite carriers, and open video systems from showing a sporting...
Chairman Wheeler Announces CTO Appointment
FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler recently announced that Scott Jordan will be the Commission’s new Chief Technology Officer. Jordan joins the Commission from the University...
White Paper Explores USF Policy
As part of its continuing effort to begin the process of revising the nation’s communications laws, the U.S. House of Representative’s Energy and Commerce...
Special Access Data Collection Approved – With Changes
The Office of Management and Budget has approved, with changes, the FCC’s mandatory reporting requirement regarding special access services. Among others, the changes include...
New USF Joint Board Member – Elin Swanson Katz
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Elin Swanson Katz to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. She will fill the state...
New USF Joint Board Member – Elin Swanson Katz
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Elin Swanson Katz to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. She will fill the state...
FCC Updates List of Rural Areas Eligible for Rural Health Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced it will release an updated list of rural areas that is used to determine eligibility in the...
