Digital Inclusion
Securus, Pay Tel Looking to Drop Legal Challenge to Prison Phone Rates
The FCC issued a new order last year raising its price caps.
Infrastructure
Tower Companies Not Letting up on Push for EchoStar Deal Conditions
The Wireless Infrastructure Association made its case to the FCC’s top lawyer.
Wireless
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Opposes Jamming Mobile Phones in State Prisons
Business group backs managed access systems over signal interference
enforcement
AT&T, Verizon Make Case Against FCC Forfeiture Process to Supreme Court
Fines are the agency’s main enforcement mechanism.
Spectrum
Disagreement Persists on Satellite use of Millimeter Wave Spectrum
Satellite companies want easier access, while carriers say that could upend licenses they purchased.
Spectrum
Carr Advisor Wants More Study on CBRS Usage
‘How do we gauge success in a way that’s quantitative?’
Digital Inclusion
FCC Proposes More Lifeline Vetting
The agency also moved to expand private broadband use in the lower 900 MHz band.
Competitive Carriers Association
Telecommunications Providers Struggle to Meet May Rip-and-Replace Deadline
Carriers worry permitting delays and labor shortages could lead to connectivity loss in rural communities.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Investigating Lifeline Providers as Advocates, Dems Push Back Against Increased ID Verification
The agency is set to vote Wednesday on a proposal that would seek comment on increased verification measures for the program.
Wireless
CTIA Reiterates Opposition to FCC Prison Jamming Plan
Carr said last year the FCC could interpret the Communications Act as declaring contraband prison phones 'unauthorized communications'
Expert Opinion
Nathan Leamer: The Next Step in the Media Course Correction
Lifting the FCC's national broadcast ownership cap would strengthen local media by allowing community-rooted broadcasters to achieve scale, the author argues.
Pole Attachments
Comcast Wins in FCC’s First Accelerated Pole Dispute Order
The agency stood up its Rapid Broadband Assessment Team in 2023.
AT&T
Cantwell Says AT&T, Verizon Blocked Salt Typhoon Inquiry
She called for a hearing with the companies’ CEOs.
Defense Department
FCC Open, For Now, Amid Partial Government Shutdown
The agency would furlough 80 percent of its employees in the event of an extended lapse.
Expert Opinion
Todd Schlekeway: Extreme Weather Underscores Importance Tower Infrastructure
Tower technicians risk their lives maintaining critical communications infrastructure during severe weather and need policy support.
Spectrum
Dish Defaults on American Tower Payments
Dish is arguing it is exempt from contracts after its parent company EchoStar reached deals to sell much of its spectrum.
