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How the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Affects Texas
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a Policy Notice modifying and replacing certain requirements outlined in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...more
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
WHAT: On July 30, 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued guidance on demonstrating compliance with the “Build America, Buy America” (BABA) domestic content requirements in...more
In an Order released by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) on January 11, 2024, the agency announced plans and guidance for winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program...more
On November 20, 2023, as required by Section 60506 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Infrastructure Act), 47 U.S.C. § 1754, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Report and Order and Further...more
On November 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Order”) adopting final rules to facilitate equal access to broadband and...more
On November 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order (Order) and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) adopting rules to establish a framework for preventing...more
Key Points - On November 15, 2023, the FCC adopted rules aimed at preventing discrimination in access to broadband services. The FCC vote satisfies the Commission’s obligation under the IIJA, which requires the FCC to...more
On November 1, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released the Seventeenth Notice of Inquiry (NOI) into the state of broadband availability to all Americans, as required by Section 706 of the...more
On November 15, 2023—the statutory deadline—the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on rules to prevent so-called “digital discrimination,” i.e., discrimination in access to broadband services. The proposed...more
The FCC has announced the dates that broadband internet service providers are required to display Broadband Consumer Labels. Providers with 100,000 or fewer subscriber lines will have until October 10, 2024 to display the...more
On August 4, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Sixth Report and Order (Order) in its Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) docket. The Order adopts rules to establish an enhanced...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce on June 26, 2023, announced funding for each state, U.S. territory and the District of Columbia for high-speed internet infrastructure development through the Broadband Equity Access and...more
Providing fast, reliable broadband service in 2023 is every bit as important as providing electricity was in 1933 in rural America. Without high-quality broadband, rural areas (many of which already face economic challenges)...more
In late June, the Biden administration took the widely anticipated step of announcing initial financial award amounts made under the auspices of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Broadband Equity, Access and...more
On June 26, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its funding allocations for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. All 50 states received...more
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) has provisions to encourage investment in high-speed broadband projects, but as written, the legislation leaves open for interpretation several provisions. Guidance or...more
Both houses of Congress have pending bipartisan legislation designed to relieve the federal income tax burden on entities that receive federal broadband grants....more
The White House has provided updates on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Act). Notably, the White House released fact sheets for providing detailed information about announced...more
Late last year, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released a Report and Order (the “Order”) promulgating new disclosure requirements for broadband providers in the form of a label to be visible...more
Equal access to high-quality, affordable broadband internet service has never been more critical, particularly as Americans increasingly rely on broadband for everything from work and education to healthcare and...more
Universal broadband in the United States has evolved from an aspirational policy goal and now has become a robustly funded federal policy....more
The rules require internet service providers (ISPs) to prominently display labels disclosing information about broadband prices, rates, data allowances and broadband speeds. The Order also includes a Further Notice of...more
The FCC will require fixed and mobile internet service providers (ISPs) to prominently display information about their internet service access plans in the form of consumer labels that resemble food nutrition labels. The...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring broadband internet service providers (ISPs) to display labels that enable consumers to easily compare broadband service offerings. The labels, which...more