TracFone, FCC, DOJ Reach $13.4M Settlement for Lifeline Violations
TracFone has reached a $13.4 million settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle allegations...
FCC WTB, PSHSB Accepting T-Band License Applications
Beginning April 2, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau...
RDOF Applicant Denied ETC Waiver
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied the request of RHMD, LLC (RHMD) seeking a waiver of the June 7, 2021...
WTB’s New Application Fee Rates Effective April 19
In December 2020, the FCC released a new application fee schedule with rates that would become effective once the FCC: (1) published...
WTB Announces C-Band Relocation Payment Clearinghouse Decision Appeals Procedures
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has announced the procedures for appealing 3.7-4.2 GHz band (C-Band) Relocation Payment Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) decisions. The Clearinghouse...
FCC Issues BDC Mobile Challenge Process Guidelines
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC, Commission) has issued an Order outlining its Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Mobile Challenge Process, which seeks to...
2.5 GHz Auction to Start in July, Says FCC Chair
In remarks made to Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced that Auction 108 for 2.5 GHz spectrum...
2.5 GHz Auction Taking Shape with Revised Inventory and Multiple-Round Clock Auction Format
FCC staff has further refined its proposed inventory and structure of its planned 2.5 GHz auction (Auction 108), which has yet to...
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Provides Update on Clean Water Act Provision
The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) has released a public notice notifying tower builders of a recent change in the Clean Water...
FCC Adopts White Space Order, FNPRM, and Second Order on Reconsideration
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted an Order addressing white space database “push” channel availability changes, and removing the push notification...