12 Days of Broadband
Universal Service Fund Survived, Faces New Legal and Political Challenges
A follow-on legal case about the USF resumed on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Fifth Circuit.
Spectrum
With Anti-DEI Commitments in Hand, FCC Approves AT&T-UScellular Spectrum Sale
AT&T bought 3.45 GHz and 700 MHz licenses for about $1 billion.
FCC
FCC Rejects Wireless Providers Bid for Extra Lifeline Payments
Commission ends four year dispute over when a pandemic waiver ended.
permitting
House Commerce Committee Clears Broadband Permitting Bills
The bills would set shot clocks on state and local permitting agencies and make it easier for ISPs to cross railroads.
Public Safety
NextNav Urges FCC to Advance Rulemaking on 5G-Based GPS Backup
Public safety leaders split over NextNav’s bid for a 5G based GPS backup
12 Days of Broadband
Three Branches of Government – or One?
White House action reshaped federal tech and telecom regulation in 2025
Digital Inclusion
NTIA to Review Federal Spending on Broadband, Tech for Education
The agency is holding an online listening session on the issue Dec. 10.
12 Days of Broadband
12 Days of Broadband: Brendan Carr, Deregulator or Speech Police?
The Federal Communications Commission's 39% problem
FCC
Crown Castle Suing Dish
It's the second major tower company to allege Dish is trying to improperly exit its contracts after major spectrum sales.
FCC
California Petitions FCC to Restore Funding for Off-Campus Wi-Fi
FCC’s September rollback of hotspot and school bus Wi-Fi support ‘abrupt and unfounded,’ CPUC says.
FCC
FCC Revokes California’s Lifeline Verification Authority
New state privacy law blocks data collection necessary to prevent fraud and abuse, FCC said.
Department of Commerce
Democrat, Public Interest Groups Challenge Legality of White House AI Directive
Critics warn federal preemption efforts exceed agency authority and statutory limits.
Spectrum
FCC Takes Step Toward Upper C-band Auction
In a change from the draft, the approved text asks about a Tribal licensing window.
Cybersecurity
Cantwell, Gomez Don’t Want FCC to Repeal Cybersecurity Rule
The agency will vote on repealing a January order that expanded cybersecurity obligations for telecom providers.
Spectrum
Private Network Users, WISPs Form New Pro-CBRS Group
The American-Made 5G Coalition urged Carr and Roth not to disrupt the band.
Rural
FCC Chair Offers Few Specifics on Universal Service Reforms
NTCA’s Bloomfield worries Carr’s push for USF ‘efficiency’ could hurt rural providers
