FCC
FCC Moves to Loosen Satellite Power Limits, Expand Shared Access to 37 GHz Band
FCC revisits decades-old satellite spectrum sharing rules and opens 600 megahertz of spectrum for commercial access.
Privacy
FCC Urges Judges Not to Follow Fifth Circuit in Striking Down Fines
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, previously critical of the penalties, defended them on Monday.
FCC
11 State Attorneys General Defend FCC’s Cap on Prison Phone Rates
The FCC and allies will contend with a 14-state coalition opposing the rule.
Privacy
Verizon, T-Mobile: Fifth Circuit Was Right to Strike Down AT&T Fine
Both carriers are fighting multi-million dollar fines of their own.
Earnings
AT&T Passes 29.5M Fiber Locations in Q1
Company added 261,000 fiber subs in the first quarter.
FCC
Industry Urges FCC to Revisit Environmental Review Rules
CTIA asks the FCC to exempt most wireless projects from NEPA review.
FCC
MAGA Activist Gavin Wax Lands Senior Role at FCC
Simington’s new chief of staff, a player in the Make America Great Again movement, vowed ‘retribution’ against Trump critics.
Trump Vance Administration
Trump Administration Extends Federal Hiring Freeze
Freeze will now last until July 15, 2025
Privacy
Fifth Circuit Tosses $57 Million Fine Against AT&T
Judges said the agency's forfeiture process was invald under Jarkesy.
mergers
Carr's DEI Crackdown via Merger Reviews Faces Expert Pushback
Panelists criticized Carr’s tactics as vague, politically driven, and lacking in clear legal grounding.
Wireless
Rural Wireless Carriers Oppose T-Mobile’s Purchase of UScellular
They argued USF-funded sites could be shut down.
Benton
In ‘Delete’ Docket, Advocates Want Improvements to Lifeline, E-Rate and Local Control
Public interest groups say the FCC should modernize, not dismantle, key programs.
Broadband's Impact
Trade Groups Ask FCC to Loosen Engineer Certification, Broadband Label Rules
The agency had requested input on rules it could consider repealing.
FCC
Trump Administration Pushes Deregulation
President Trump targeted anti-competitive regulations, aimed to promote growth
Ziply
Twenty-one States Push to Scrap Carrier-of-Last-Resort Laws
Telecom leaders call mandates to maintain copper a barrier to next-gen broadband.
FCC
NAB to FCC: Online Video Streamers Causing Loud Commercials
TV stations are complying with CALM Act, NAB says.
