FCC Gauges Lifeline’s Progress Toward Shift To Broadband
READ HERE: FCC Gauges Lifeline’s Progress Toward Shift To Broadband By Christopher Cole Law360 (March 22, 2021, 5:43 PM EDT) — The Federal Communications Commission is asking the public to weigh in ahead of a staff report this summer on the state of the Lifeline low-income program and its shift toward subsidizing broadband service and away from landline. In […]
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU MODIFY SUSPENSIONS OF ACCEPTANCE AND PROCESSING OF CERTAIN PART 22 AND PART 90 APPLICATIONS FOR 470-512 MHZ (T-BAND) SPECTRUM
On December 27, 2020 the President signed the Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act (T-Band Act) into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The T-Band Act repeals section 6103 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which had mandated that the Commission reallocate and auction frequencies used […]
FCC Floats $47.5M In Fines Over Alleged 2.5 GHz Band Misuse
Law360 (January 11, 2021, 2:10 PM EST) — The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fines totaling $47.5 million against nearly a dozen educational broadband providers, claiming that the companies primarily used their free spectrum licenses for profit instead of student services. According to the FCC’s Thursday announcement, 10 license holders in the 2.5 GHz band […]
FCC Finalizes 5.9 GHz Band Split For Wi-Fi, Auto Safety Tech
By Kelcee Griffis Law360 – The Federal Communications Commission formalized plans Wednesday to divide the 5.9 GHz spectrum band between auto safety and unlicensed wireless services, dealing a huge win to Wi-Fi providers that argue the band will unlock more internet bandwidth for consumers. Despite the reservations of some congressional Democrats and the FCC’s two […]
FCC Urged To Move Ahead With TV ‘White Space’ Plan
By Christopher Cole Law360 (October 21, 2020, 3:58 PM EDT) — A coalition for a wide range of industries has endorsed an FCC plan to open up swaths of the airwaves used by TV broadcasters for alternative uses including wireless broadband and the Internet of Things. Connect Americans Now wrote Tuesday to the Federal Communications Commission […]