Democracy
Is the FCC an Independent Agency? Legal Experts Say Yes
Experts dispute FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's denial of agency independence
USF
Universal Service Fund Contribution Factor Projected at 37.6% in 2026
Believe it or not, that 37.6 percent is down from the current 38.1 percent.
enforcement
CTIA, Chamber of Commerce Want FCC Forfeiture Process Struck Down
The Supreme Court will deliberate Jan. 9 on whether to weigh in on the issue.
Spectrum
Whistleblowers Want to Revive Fraud Suit Against UScellular Successor
A separate fraud case against the company, filed by the same telecom attorneys, was blessed by the D.C. Circuit in October.
enforcement
AT&T Wants Supreme Court to Find FCC Forfeiture Process Invalid
Verizon and the FCC have also asked justices to resolve a circuit split on the issue.
D. John Sauer
The Future of Independent Agencies Like FTC at Risk Before Supreme Court
The case centered on whether President Trump could fire Democratic Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter at will.
Copyright
Supreme Court Grapples With ISP Copyright Dispute
'We are being put to two extremes here... How do we announce a rule that deals with those two extremes?'
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Won't Immediately Let Trump Fire Copyright Office Head
Perlmutter's case concerns an office within the Library of Congress. She is the register of copyrights and also advises Congress.
enforcement
Verizon to Supreme Court: FCC Forfeiture Process Invalid
Verizon is asking Supreme Court to resolve a split, with the D.C. and the Second Circuits on one hand and the Fifth Circuit on the other.
FCC
Former Officials: FCC’s Independence ‘Obliterated’ Under Carr
The FCC now serves political interests instead of the public, former agency officials said.
Copyright
Broadband So Important That Even Infringement Needn't Knock Pirates Offline, Cox Says
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Cox v. Sony on Dec. 1.
Funding
Appeals Court Grants FCC Request to Pause USF Challenge
Fifth Circuit stay halts proceedings in Consumers’ Research v. FCC until government funding resumes
Copyright
Sony to Supreme Court: Cox Should Have Taken Repeat Infringers Offline
Oral arguments in the major copyright case were scheduled for Dec. 1.
Funding
Anchor Institutions Face Funding Crisis as Digital Divide Widens, Panel Says
The Broadband Breakfast Live Online event comes two weeks before AnchorNets in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 29-31.
Expert Opinion
Daniel Suhr: Straight Talk on FCC 'Jawboning'
Critics accusing FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of 'jawboning' are misapplying the legal concept established in NRA v. Vullo.
enforcement
FCC Asking Supreme Court to Overturn Fifth Circuit’s AT&T Fine Ruling
The agency said the decision would leave it unable to issue fines.
