Democracy
Legal Experts Warn of Looming Supreme Court Reckoning
The panel took place following President Trump’s efforts to remove sitting Democratic commissioners from the FTC.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is the regulator of telecommunications, television, wireless, cable, satellite and radio-frequency spectrum in in the United States.
DC Circuit
Thayer Passes on FTC Post to Continue DPI’s Policy Push
Decision comes amid legal dispute over Trump’s firing of Democratic FTC commissioners.
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.
mergers
FCC Asks Carriers for Info in UScellular Deal Review
T-Mobile struck a deal to buy most of the company for $4.4 billion.
FCC
Industry Urges FCC to Revisit Environmental Review Rules
CTIA asks the FCC to exempt most wireless projects from NEPA review.
Satellite
Project Kuiper Gets New April 28 Launch Date
Amazon ready to send 27 satellites to low-Earth orbit in its official constellation rollout.
Expert Opinion
Unleashing American Innovation Through Strategic Deregulation
One critical opportunity lies in the modernization and reallocation of government-held spectrum.
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.
enforcement
FCC Blocks Seven Behind Fraud Scheme from E-Rate
The people were convicted of overcharging religious schools.
Satellite
AT&T Planning FirstNet Direct-to-Cell Tests This Year
The carrier and AST SpaceMobile got approval to run the test on the satellite privider's BlueBird units.
Wireless
Rural Wireless Carriers Oppose T-Mobile’s Purchase of UScellular
They argued USF-funded sites could be shut down.
Spectrum
Tribes, Industry Still Disagree on Auction Priority Window
The FCC is considering boosting Tribal spectrum access as part of an upcoming auction.
