FCC
‘How Do We Call for Help?’ Rural Residents Push Back on FCC’s Copper Retirement
Wildfire survivors, first responders, seniors and rural residents warn that landlines remain essential.
Communications Act
The Communications Act of 1934 established the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the telephone, telegraph, and radio communications in the U.S. The act has been amended many times to address emerging technologies.
FCC
Utilities Reject FCC Bid to Open Streetlights for Broadband
Utilities also criticized limits on make-ready charges proposed in the FCC’s pole attachment plan.
AI
Trump AI Plan Spurs FCC Review of State Regulations
Chairman Brendan Carr cites Communications Act powers as a possible means to preempt state AI laws
permitting
FCC Asked to Strike Down Broadband Exclusivity Deal
Intrepid says five year right-of-way lockout violates federal and state law.
Digital Inclusion
Cruz to Introduce CRA Resolution Targeting FCC’s E-Rate Rule
Part of a 'lengthy list' of Biden-era rules Republicans plan to overturn using CRA.
Infrastructure
State Control Over FCC’s Pole Regulations – a Blessing or a Curse?
Twenty-three states choose to regulate their own pole attachment processes.
Communications Act
Panelists Disagree Over Taxes and Fees for Broadband and Streaming Services
Should streaming video and broadband services be subject to fees similar to those imposed on cable TV providers?
Communications Act
Some Educators Urge FCC to Go Beyond Wi-Fi Hotspots
LTE-enabled devices may be a more cost-effective solution for connecting students at-home.
Defense Department
NextNav Fires Back at Critics of Its Spectrum Plan
The proposal has faced opposition from spectrum-sharing advocates and federal agencies.
Communications Act
Modern Broadband is a Telecom Service, Says Former FCC Technology Head
The agency made similar arguments in its brief last week.
Second Circuit
Cable, Chamber of Commerce Ask SCOTUS to Toss N.Y. Broadband Law
Industry groups asked SCOTUS to strike down the Affordable Broadband Act – but only after net neutrality is sorted out.
Sixth Circuit
ISPs Continue to Cite Major Questions Doctrine in Net Neutrality Challenge
Sixth Circuit judges have so far been receptive to the argument.
Communications Act
Consumer Groups Looking to Pause Narrow Legal Challenge to Net Neutrality
Public interest groups want a pause in their legal challenge to a key USF funding decision by the FCC
Second Circuit
ISPs Ask Supreme Court to Strike Down N.Y. Affordable Broadband Law
The state's attorney general agreed not to enforce the law while the Supreme Court reviews their request.
Communications Act
FCC: Supreme Court Precedents Protect Net Neutrality Rules
'It is solely the Supreme Court’s prerogative to reconsider or overrule its own precedents,' FCC says.
Sixth Circuit
State Utility Commissions Looking to Defend Net Neutrality Rules
The rules take a narrow approach to preempting state laws.
