News & Analysis as of August 16, 2025

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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

What’s New in Wireless - August 2025

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 8/11/2025

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

U.S. Congress has unveiled bipartisan draft bills to spur American space industry growth

Hogan Lovells on 2/22/2022

Three new U.S. congressional bills promise significant changes for the U.S. commercial space industry and reflect increased attention on this rapidly growing and evolving sector. In the House of Representatives, two draft...more

Government Urges Tribes to Apply for Free Access to Spectrum

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 9/26/2019

On Sept. 18, 2019, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing on tribal access to spectrum. Spectrum are slices of airwaves used to send signals to wireless devices like smartphones. One of the key messages was...more

FCC Report Concludes Broadband Deployment Still Lagging in Indian Country

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 5/10/2019

As directed by Congress in last year’s RAY BAUM’s Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delivered to the House and Senate Commerce committees its evaluation of broadband coverage in Indian country. The FCC’s bottom...more

GAO Report on Lifeline Released

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/3/2017

On June 29th, 2017, the GAO released its long-awaited report on the Lifeline program. The report has already generated multiple statements that waste, fraud and abuse are “prevalent,” and that “everything” is wrong with the...more

Senate Subcommittee To Hold June 2 Hearing on Lifeline

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/29/2015

In advance of the FCC’s expected adoption on June 18 of a new order and further notice of proposed rulemaking proposing further changes in the Lifeline program, the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology,...more

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