Funding
Experts Address RDOF’s Unanswered Questions
Halfway through its decade-long timeline, the $20 billion rural broadband subsidy program grapples with unresolved issues.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is the regulator of telecommunications, television, wireless, cable, satellite and radio-frequency spectrum in in the United States.
Cybersecurity
Rosenworcel Proposes Stronger Cybersecurity Rules After China-Backed Hack
The FCC chairwoman circulated an order mandating cybersecurity measures and an item that would seek comment on further steps.
USF
USF Contribution Factor Expected to Rise to 37.4 Percent
Analyst Blair Levin said that policymakers unlikely to intervene.
Digital Inclusion
EducationSuperHighway Unveils New ACP Approach
Proposal relies on Universal Service Fund amid Supreme Court scrutiny.
Election 2024
Rosenworcel Jokes at FCBA Chairwoman’s Dinner
Rosenworcel touched on the election, ACP, Brendan Carr, Chevron deference and space.
Defense Department
NTIA, Defense Release National Spectrum Strategy Study on Lower 37 GHz Band
The agencies largely endorsed an FCC plan for sharing among military and commercial users.
RDOF
FCC Responds to Mercury Broadband RDOF Defaults
Company will be subject to penalties for its defaults.
Rip and Replace
Rosenworcel: 30 Providers Completed 'Rip and Replace', More Funding Still Needed
The FCC chairwoman told lawmakers half the participants reported being unable to finish work without more funding.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Understanding the FCC’s Mobile Challenge Process
FCC called on consumers to challenge inaccurate mobile broadband coverage data.
Brendan Carr
Incoming FCC Chairman Carr Takes Aim at Censorship, Infrastructure
'We’ve been living under this cloud of censorship,' Carr said.
Election 2024
Rosenworcel Announces Jan. 15 FCC Open Meeting
Carr’s first meeting as chairman will follow in February.
Rural
Cable ISP Trade Group: FCC Data Highlights Broadband Expansion
About 2.1 million rural locations were added between June 2023 and June 2024
Defense Department
Consolidated Deal Clears White House Foreign Ownership Review
The approval comes with more conditions than when Searchlight made a major investment in Consolidated.
AI
Outlook for AI Regulation Uncertain Under Full Republican Control
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to rescind President Joe Biden’s sweeping AI executive order.
FCC
Potential FCC Nominees Could Cement GOP Majority
Three GOP contenders could shape FCC’s future direction in the new Trump administration.
SpaceX
FCC Approves SpaceX and T-Mobile's Direct-to-Cell Service
The agency deferred SpaceX requests to expand its constellation and waive power limit rules.
