FCC
FCC’s Gomez Warns Satellite Deployment Is No Substitute for Universal Service
Gomez’s comments came just after Disney filed a lawsuit against the commission Tuesday morning.
FCC
ABC Sues FCC Over Challenge to Its Broadcast Licenses, Saying Actions Present 'Existential Threat'
The FCC launched a review in April of 8 ABC local broadcast licenses well before they expire.
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Pleased With Pace of Broadband Deployments
The agency's 706 report did not include analysis of broadband affordability or adoption
People
White House Nominates Danielle Thumann for FCC Spot
A senior attorney in FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s office, she would give Republicans a 3-1 majority at the agency
FCC
FCC Approves Proposal on Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device, Without 900 MHz
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency was working on ‘three big, new spectrum auctions’ for 2028
FCC
Communications Act Could Give FCC Commissioners Firmer Legal Footing Than Slaughter
Unlike the FTC, Congress intentionally designed the FCC as a bipartisan commission, one expert said
Spectrum
Airline Rebates Could Reach $5.7 Billion After Upper C-Band Auction
Satellite companies could get an extra $6.3 billion for clearing the band quickly
Expert Opinion
Joel Thayer and Ethan Tun: Stop Making Americans Pay for Yesterday’s Phone Network
Outdated rules tying carriers to copper phone lines are diverting billions from fiber and wireless buildout, and the FCC should finish modernizing them.
FCC
FCC Approves Upper C-Band Plan, Opening 160 MHz for Wireless Auction
The proceeding required extensive coordination with wireless carriers, satellite operators, broadcasters, and aviation stakeholders
Spectrum
More Upper C-Band Lobbying Ahead of FCC Vote
The agency is set to vote tomorrow on rules for its auction in the band
Spectrum
Several Groups Want Tweaks to Upper C-Band Draft
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the auction is expected to bring in anywhere from $30 billion to $60 billion
FCC
FCC Bureau Chief Promises Clutter-Free Broadband Labels
Commissioner Anna Gomez has been a vocal opponent of the proposed changes.
Spectrum
FCC Not Planning Tribal Licensing Window for Upper C-Band Auction
The agency adopted CTIA’s proposed interference limits
Funding
FCC Clears E-Rate Review, Local Permit Shot Clock Proposal
School and library groups said they were planning to marshal opposition to cutting back E-Rate funding
FCC
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Dislikes Alexa
The commissioner explained that the device feels unsettling to her because of privacy implications.
FCC
Education Groups Urge FCC to Drop Questions About Ending E-Rate
Coalition argues FCC lacks authority to terminate or narrow school and library broadband subsidies
