Election 2024
GOP Policy Experts Offer Views on a Trump NTIA
BEAD funds unlikely to be clawed back, one expert said.
Public Safety
FCC Unveils Order Allowing FirstNet to Operate in 4.9 GHz Band
Opponents said the decision 'will be challenged and will be litigated.'
Donald Trump
All-GOP Judicial Panel Picked to Hear FCC Net Neutrality Case
Oral arguments are scheduled for Oct. 31, 2024 in Cincinnati
USF
Assess Online Gambling to Fund USF, Levin, Horrigan Say
The move wouldn't raise prices for consumers, the two said.
BEAD
Would Trump Put BEAD on Hold? Unlikely, Experts Say
Some states are already fielding grant applications under the current rules.
DC Circuit
Kavanaugh Calls Loper Bright a 'Course Correction'
Justice says the Chevron Doctrine distorted separation of powers.
Eighth Circuit
FCC Lawyer Defends Digital Discrimination Rules Before Eighth Circuit
ISP Lawyer Says ‘Disparate Impact’ Standard Never Authorized by Congress
Wireless
FCC Grants EchoStar Request for 5G Buildout Extension
The company agreed to provide a nationwide low-cost plan and other commitments.
Rural
Dems, Levin Defend BEAD in House Hearing
Republicans have criticized the program for moving too slowly
Briefs
Dingell Introduces Bipartisan Legislation on Mapping
The new legislation aims to increase coordination between 130 federal broadband programs and 15 different agencies.
BEAD
House Panel Announces BEAD Hearing Witness List
No one from the Biden administration is scheduled to testify.
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.
Consumers’ Research
Fifth Circuit Pauses USF Decision While FCC Plans Appeal
The agency said it's planning to petition the Supreme Court by Sept. 30.
Consumers’ Research
Broadband Industry, Advocates Uneasy about Fifth Circuit USF Ruling
The court held yesterday that the $8 billion subsidy program was unconstitutional.
Fifth Circuit
Fifth Circuit Rules USF Unconstitutional
The decision creates a split with other circuits, making an appeal to the Supreme Court likely.
Eighth Circuit
Blair Levin’s Big Call: FCC Loses Digital Discrimination Case
'If I had to bet today, I'd bet the FCC order is overturned,' Levin said.
