Spectrum
EchoStar Makes Interest Payments, Staving off Bankruptcy
The company also said it would miss payments due July 1.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is the regulator of telecommunications, television, wireless, cable, satellite and radio-frequency spectrum in in the United States.
USF
UScellular Fires Back at Allegations It Misuses USF Funds
Calls RWA allegations ‘baseless and unsupported.'
USF
Industry, Advocates Hail Preservation of USF, But Say Reforms are Still Needed
Reactions to the Supreme Court's Friday ruling that the Universal Service Fund is Constitutional
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Universal Service Fund, 6-3
The court said the contribution scheme and management were Constitutional.
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Replaces Professional Engineer Regulation with Qualified Engineer Standard
Unanimous vote eases broadband data collection rules.
Brendan Carr
Trusty Makes FCC Debut At Open Meeting
Carr is delighted by new Republican majority.
Wireless
T-Mobile and Starlink Satellite Service to Officially Launch July 23
The service will come free with the carrier's top tier plans and cost $10 per month for other users, including AT&T and Verizon customers.
Public Safety
FCC Employee Charged With Sexual Assault, Abduction
Assistant Division Chief arrested and fired.
Dominion Energy
Utilities, Rural Carriers at Odds on Spectrum Deal with T-Mobile, Grain
The carrier is looking to sell its 800 MegaHertz (MHz) licenses for cash and Grain's 600 MHz holdings.
Wireless
T-Mobile-UScellular Deal Clears Trump Administration Foreign Review
A Seeking Alpha analyst estimated the deal's closing could be delayed due to turnover at the FCC.
Mobile
FCC Threatens China Mobile With Fines
Telecom company accused of showing ‘a disregard for the Commission’s authority’
Digital Inclusion
Joint Resolution Reversing FCC’s Wi-Fi Hotspots Rule Faces Uncertain Future
House version appears to have stalled out
Brendan Carr
Trusty Sworn In As FCC Commissioner
The Republican will debut at an FCC meeting Thursday.
Oklahoma Broadband Office
Texas Asks Feds for More Time to Meet BEAD Deadline
The state hopes to push its BEAD deadline back by more than two months to November 21.
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Feenstra Introduces House Companion to Senate Bill that Would Assess ISPs, Big Tech
The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether the $9 billion-per-year Universal Service Fund is Constitutional.
Robocall
Supreme Court Finds District Judges Can Review Agency Rules
The telecom industry had urged justices against the move, saying it would introduce regulatory uncertainty.
