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APCO International Expresses 6 GHz Interference Concern

Per Wes Wright of K&H, April 8, 2024 APCO filed an ex-parte letter to the FCC expressing its concern with the automated frequency coordination (“AFC”) systems operators’ development of a centralized complaint portal. For additional details, please click here: Letter

NTIA Announces $811 Million in Digital Equity Act Funding

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) announced the allocation of funding to states, territories, and native entities for the provision of high-speed Internet service.  For additional details, please click here: Biden-Harris Administration Allocates More Than $800 Million to Increase Digital Inclusion Efforts                          […]

FCC Increases Broadband Speed Benchmark

Assessment of High-Speed Internet Service Deployment establishes new standard to better reflect the Broadband needs of American households.                                                                            […]

FCC Report and Order – Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Report and Order which requires Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers to implement location-based routing (LBR) for wireless 911 voice calls and real-time text (RTT) communications to 911 nationwide. With LBR as implemented under these rules, CMRS providers will use precise location information to route wireless 911 […]

White House Spectrum Strategy

The Biden administration yesterday released its National Spectrum Strategy document, which outlined both the bands as well as plans to “modernize spectrum policy and make the most efficient use possible of this vital national resource” and “expand access to advanced wireless broadband networks and technologies, whether terrestrial-, airspace-, satellite- or space-based, for all Americans.” White […]