FCC

Spectrum

Trusty Touts Deregulation, Says Spectrum Auctions Will Drive Innovation

Auctions are important, but Trusty pointed to unlicensed spectrum as essential for Wi-Fi 7 and 'Internet of Things' applications.

rights of way

Illinois Court Tosses Local Application Fees for Broadband Projects

A judge ruled the fees were prohibited under state law.

Robocall

Gomez Stresses FCC Must Protect Free Speech

The commissioner flagged recent investigations into broadcasters and programming, including ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.

NTIA

Roth: New Permitting Tool Will Fast-Track Nearly All BEAD Projects

NTIA administrator projects up to 95 percent of projects will bypass environmental reviews.

FCC

Carr: FCC Ready if Shutdown Hits This Week

Agency ‘crunching the numbers’ to gauge how long it could operate without new funding.

Alaska

FCC Tweaks Alaska Connect Fund

The agency affirmed that it expects 5G upgrades in some areas that lack any homes and businesses.

FCC

Carr To Congress: FCC Improving Coordination Among Federal Broadband Programs

Chair responds to an April audit that flagged mapping weaknesses and data gaps.

Broadband Mapping and Data

New York Fed Finds Low-income Neighborhoods Pay Higher Share of Income for Worse Broadband

Lower income areas spend 2.43 percent of their income on broadband compared to 0.51 percent elsewhere, the report found.

FCC

FCC Prepares for Mass Furloughs Amid Looming Government Shutdown

Agency’s previous contingency projected retaining just 12 percent of staff

broadcast

FCC Prepares to Revisit Broadcast Ownership Rules

Chief of Staff Scott Delacourt cites recent court ruling that sets this review apart

Public Safety

GOP AGs Back Carr on Jamming State Prison Cellphones

Twenty-three AGs say state prisons need authority to stop inmates from using smuggled phones

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.

Digital Inclusion

FCC to Vote on Rolling Back E-Rate at September Meeting

The agency added two items to its agenda that would scrap funding for off-campus Wi-Fi.

ACP

FCC Demands $1.18 Million in Repayment From Wireless Providers

Boomerang Wireless and Assist Wireless are expected to repay the U.S. Treasury

Pole Attachments

INCOMPAS Presses FCC to Reform Pole Attachment Rules

INCOMPAS urged the FCC to adopt fair pole attachment rules

Expert Opinion

Jimmy Schaeffler: Broadband, Data, and Broadcasters Are Changing

Six questions frame the importance of broadcasting, broadband, and datacasting