enforcement

Supreme Court's Jarkesy Ruling Popping up in FCC Enforcement Actions

GOP Commissioner Nathan Simington said he would dissent from every forfeiture without a change in procedure.

Satellite

FCC Shields ISPs from Directly Paying Regulatory Fees

Broadcasters continue to push for a fee mandate on broadband ISPs.

BEAD

House Panel Announces BEAD Hearing Witness List

No one from the Biden administration is scheduled to testify.

Public Safety

House to Consider Five Communications Security Bills Next Week

The bills emphasize defending U.S. communications infrastructure from foreign adversaries, especially China.

Fifth Circuit

NTCA Survey Underscores Risks of Lost USF Support

A Fifth Circuit Court decision threatens funding of the $8.1 billion subsidy program

Funding

Vermont to Vote on $2.5 Million for Fiber Drop Program

The initiative would deliver last-mile connections for low-income households.

Digital Divide

Brookings Analyst Calls for Connecting Digital Underclass

Nicol Turner Lee supports new efforts to close the digital divide

Rural

In Wisconsin, Biden Unveils Historic Tax Break for Rural Co-ops

The president also celebrated advances in the region's broadband and semiconductor manufacturing.

Infrastructure

Benton: Local Governments Crucial in Preventing BEAD Bottlenecks

Across local, state, and federal levels efforts to streamline broadband permitting are intensifying.

SpaceX

FCC to Vote on Opening up 17 GHZ for Satellite Broadband

The agency is set to vote on September 26.

FCC

Cybersecurity Pilot Program Launched by FCC to Defend Schools, Libraries

Eligible K-12 schools and libraries can apply for funding starting September 17.

NTIA

Wyoming Fourth State Heading Towards BEAD Project Funding

The state’s BEAD application process is expected to become available by late October.

Fiber

Verizon-Frontier Deal Unlikely to Hit D.C. Regulatory Wall: New Street

The carrier will absorb Frontier's 2.2 million fiber subscribers and 7.2 million passings in a $20 billion deal.

FCC

Bipartisan Mayors Urge FCC to Protect Bulk Billing

The FCC has heard distinctly opposite arguments on how the ban will impact consumers.

Public Safety

Regulators, States, Private Sector Urge Solution to Child Safety Online

Two federal efforts aimed at protecting children online have stalled as Congress went on a six-week recess without a vote.

FCC

Texas Couple Challenges FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Order in Fifth Circuit

The Molaks also have a petition for reconsideration pending before the FCC.