enforcement
Supreme Court Denies Verizon Bid to Pursue Refund on FCC Fine
The wireless carriers are each seeking refunds on a combined $200 million in penalties
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is the regulator of telecommunications, television, wireless, cable, satellite and radio-frequency spectrum in in the United States.
FCC
FCC Agenda Targets November to Finalize Wireless Siting Rules
The agency’s 2026 regulatory agenda points to upcoming action on permitting, spectrum and legacy telecom rules.
Digital Inclusion
Most E-Rate Funds Spent in Highest-Need Areas, Researcher Says
In fiscal year 2024, the program spent 62 percent of funding on broadband subscriptions and 35 percent on networking gear
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Pleased With Pace of Broadband Deployments
The agency's 706 report did not include analysis of broadband affordability or adoption
National Security
Team Telecom Probes T-Mobile’s $2B Oak Hill Fiber Deal
The FCC has said it will not act on the underlying license applications until Team Telecom completes its review.
Spectrum
SpaceX Wants More Spectrum for Direct-to-Device
It named NextNav’s proposal, which the security industry reiterated opposition to.
FCC
22 Wisconsin Libraries Warn FCC Against E-Rate Cuts
Changes to the federal broadband subsidy could raise costs and squeeze public services, libraries warn.
enforcement
AT&T Seeking Refund on FCC Location Data Fine
T-Mobile and Verizon are also looking for refunds after the Supreme Court ruled initial forfeiture orders are nonbinding
FCC
Lumos Asks FCC to Preempt Two Ohio Counties’ Rights-of-Way
Fiber provider says local permitting requirements near double anticipated project costs
Cybersecurity
House Committee Wants More FCC Oversight of Chinese Firms
Barred from providing consumer service, Chinese firms still provide networking and cloud services, lawmakers found
Expert Opinion
Christine O'Connor: An Enduring Commitment to Universal Service Transformed Alaska
O'Connor charts Alaska's shift from village pay phones to fiber and telehealth, crediting universal service and the Alaska Plan while noting BEAD's work is unfinished.
People
White House Nominates Danielle Thumann for FCC Spot
A senior attorney in FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s office, she would give Republicans a 3-1 majority at the agency
FCC
FCC Approves Proposal on Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device, Without 900 MHz
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency was working on ‘three big, new spectrum auctions’ for 2028
FCC
In FCC’s High-Cost Modernization Docket, SpaceX Stands Alone
SpaceX wants the FCC to sunset ‘high-cost’ rural broadband subsidies – almost no one else agrees.
Spectrum
SpaceX, Unlicensed Spectrum Users Want Tweaks to FCC Direct-to-Device Proposal
Experts said the agency’s proposal would only work in rural areas
USF
Fifth Circuit Judges Probe USF Spending, Administrator
A Fifth Circuit panel heard oral arguments Wednesday in Consumers' Research's latest challenge to the program
