On August 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reexamine the nation’s warning and alert systems, including the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)...more
8/12/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
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FCC ,
Government Agencies ,
Mobile Devices ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Safety ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Devices ,
Wireless Industry
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed, in FCC v. Consumers’ Research (Consumers’ Research), the constitutionality of the funding mechanism for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Universal...more
7/2/2025
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Broadband ,
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FCC ,
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Judicial Authority ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Telecommunications ,
Telecommunications Act ,
Underserved Locations ,
Universal Service Fund ,
USAC
WHAT: A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from cutting hundreds of programs that provide grants to universities, hospitals, and other organizations. The judge found that NIH offered...more
6/23/2025
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Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Government Agencies ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trump Administration
On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a highly anticipated Policy Notice (Notice) making significant changes to the NTIA’s rules implementing the Broadband Equity...more
6/12/2025
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Broadband ,
Federal Funding ,
Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
New Regulations ,
NTIA ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restructuring ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
WHAT: The U.S. Court of Appeals panel has stayed a preliminary injunction that the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland had issued covering parts of two Executive Orders: EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful...more