Rural
Study: CAF II ISPs Stopped Serving Many Locations After Funding Ended
While not a violation of FCC rules, a former deputy bureau chief said she was surprised to see such a drop off.
Jake Neenan
Reporter Jake Neenan, who covers broadband infrastructure and broadband funding, is a recent graduate of the Columbia Journalism School. Previously he reported on state prison conditions in New York.
Rural
EMPOWER Seeks Lighter FCC Financing Rules as Part of RiverStreet Deal
EMPOWER would be on the hook for a letter of credit equal to six years of subsidy support without a waiver.
FCC
Cable Opposes Giving Prime Airwaves to FirstNet
NCTA joined T-Mobile and Verizon in calling the move a windfall for FirstNet vendor AT&T.
FCC
Rosenworcel: FCC Data Collection Update Coming This Week
The agency first circulated the update in May after taking comments earlier this year.
FCC
Rosenworcel Defends FCC Policies at Budget Hearing
GOP lawmakers and commissioners aired grievances with several agency actions.
Energy and Commerce
House Commerce Leaders Ask NTIA for BEAD Communications with States
Committee Republicans have taken issue with the program's affordability requirements.
FCC
TruConnect Gets ETC Certification In Iowa in Four Months
The company’s affiliate has been waiting 11 years for the same approval from the FCC.
NTCA
Midwest ISPs Say FCC Error Means Loss of Broadband Subsidy Support
The companies say they're losing out on $2.5 million annually because of a misclassified competitor.
Rural
FCC Denies Requests for RDOF Amnesty
The agency said its rules are flexible enough to make blanket amnesty unnecessary.
NTCA
Rural Electric Co-ops, Other ISPs Ask FCC to Verify Reported Coverage Data
Allowing providers to submit advertised speeds results in overstated coverage, groups said.
FCC
Verizon CEO Asks Rosenworcel Not to Hand 4.9 GHz Band to AT&T
Allowing AT&T's public safety network access to the 4.9 GHz band would be a substantial windfall, according to Verizon.
FCC
Rip-and-Replace Continues to Feel Funding Shortfall, FCC Says
Just 14 companies have finished replacing gear from Huawei and ZTE.
FCC
FCC Opens Comment Window on T-Mobile Purchase of Lumos
T-Mobile and EQT are planning to run the network on an open access basis, with T-Mobile an early tenant.
Social Media
Supreme Court Sends Back Challenges to State Social Media Laws
Justices did not rule on the merits of the cases, but made clear they think the laws were unlikely to survive.
FCC
FCC Considering Rulemaking on Requiring Mobile Providers to Unlock Phones Within 60 Days
The agency will vote July 18 on whether to seek comment on the move.
DISH
Wireless Carriers Can Support 16 Million Fixed Wireless Customers, New Street Says
The four major providers will run out of fixed wireless capacity in 2029, the research firm predicted.
