FCC - Broadband Breakfast (Page 98)

Second Circuit

Federal Inaction on ACP Spurs State-led Broadband Subsidies

As federal ACP support wanes, state broadband subsidy solutions in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia offer innovative solutions to maintain connectivity.

FCC

Rosenworcel and Carr Circulate Proposal to Ban Covered Entity Labs from FCC Certification Program

The agency will vote to take comment on the proposel at its May 23 meeting.

Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation

Rosenworcel Urges Congress to Bolster 'Rip and Replace' With $3 Billion

The program received a $1.9 billion allocation, but the FCC has said it will cost $4.98 billion.

Keller Heckman

Broadband Advocate Jim Baller Presented With ILSR's Lifetime Achievement Award

Baller has spent his career promoting the expansion of broadband at the national scale

Eighth Circuit

Intervenors Accuse FCC of Exempting BEAD Recipients From Discrimination Rules

The FCC may have breached federal regulations by introducing a last-minute safe harbor in its recent digital discrimination policies.

FCC

Fetterman Introduces Long-Term Universal Service Funding Bill

As full funding for Affordable Connectivity Program expires, FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel issues letter to lawmakers.

ACP

Supporters Rally for Affordable Internet Access through ACP

A U.S. senator, FCC commissioners, and a White House official rallied alongside public interest and industry groups for the subsidy program.

Communications Act

FCC Reclaims Some Broadband Oversight From FTC

The agencies will nullify their existing memo of understanding when net neutrality rules go into effect.

Justice Department

Justice Department Wants Lower Prices, More Competition in Prison Telecommunications

The justice department argues that the status quo harms low-income families

OTI

Wireless Providers, Others, Disagree on Allocating Spectrum Without Auction Authority

Carriers like AT&T want temporary licenses, while smaller providers and think tanks pushed for spectrum sharing.

FCC

FCC Fines Wireless Carriers $200 Million for Sharing Access to Location Data

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said the services at issue fell outside the FCC’s Section 222 authority.

FCC

T-Mobile Announces Key Fiber and Wireless Acquisitions

T-Mobile continues to outpace Verizon and AT&T in the home broadband sector with the planned acquisition of established fiber operator, Lumos.

Rural

Cantwell Ups ACP Money in Updated Draft Spectrum Auction Bill

The proposal would provide $7 billion for the ACP, an increase from the discussion draft.

Defense Department

Cantwell Releases Draft Legislation to Restore FCC Auction Authority, Fund ACP, Rip and Replace

The Senate Commerce Committee is planning to vote on the bill at its May 1 markup