Wireless
Consumer Groups: ‘Device Unlocking Boosts Wireless Competition’
Eighteen consumer groups pushed the FCC to adopt a uniform 60-day phone unlocking standard.
Digital Inclusion
October Surprise: Rosenworcel Opens Probe Into ISP Data Caps
Agency leader concerned about the impact on low-income households and healthcare services.
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC Urged to Improve Approach to Collecting Broadband Data
Stakeholders pushed for better data and stricter standards.
AI
AI in Political Ads Rule Unlikely Before Election: Carr
Reply comments on the rules, which Carr opposes, are due October 11.
Wireless
T-Mobile: Unlocking Phones After 60 Days a ‘Major Question’
The FCC proposed a phone unlocking mandate in July.
Spectrum
NextNav Defends 900 MHz Proposal Amid Wide Opposition
The company asked the FCC to consider its plan to operate a GPS backup. Opponents worry about interference.
FCC
Bipartisan Mayors Urge FCC to Protect Bulk Billing
The FCC has heard distinctly opposite arguments on how the ban will impact consumers.
FCC
Consumer Groups Hold Network Outage Against AT&T in Spectrum Battle
The outage also took FirstNet offline -- evidence, the groups say, of the ease with which the band could be put to commercial use.
Bulk Billing
Advocacy Groups Support Rosenworcel’s Bulk Billing Ban
'For the many tenants trapped with high-cost or less-capable internet that does not meet their needs, an opt-out option provides a vital escape,' advocates say
FCC
Utilities Oppose Plan to Assign 4.9 GHz Band to FirstNet
The proposal to put FirstNet in charge of the band called for blocking non-public safety users.
FCC
Broadband Industry, Advocates Uneasy about Fifth Circuit USF Ruling
The court held yesterday that the $8 billion subsidy program was unconstitutional.
Chevron Doctrine
Supreme Court Curbs Power of Regulatory Agencies Like FCC
The decision could have a big impact on two pending cases involving the Federal Communications Commission, including net neutrality.
FCC
Consumer Advocacy Groups Want to Join FCC, Defend Net Neutrality in Court
The groups worry a future Republican FCC would be less interested in defending the rules.
FCC
Broadband Providers Continue to Push Back on Bulk Billing Ban
The proposal, first announced in March, has not been released publicly.
FCC
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.
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.
