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Utilities Sector The United States Federal Communications Commission Infrastructure

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Adopts Rules to Promote Fast and Efficient Broadband Deployment

At its July 24, 2025, Open Meeting, with enthusiastic support from all three Commissioners, the FCC adopted a Fifth Report and Order, Fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Orders on Reconsideration in WC Docket No. 17-84....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

SCOTUS Denial of Certiorari in City of Portland v. FCC Renders Effective FCC's Rulings on Access to Municipal Utility Poles and...

On June 28, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari filed by consortiums of various municipal governments and associations seeking to overturn the Ninth Circuit's decision in City of Portland v. FCC,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FCC Seeks “Large Step” Toward Advancing Broadband Infrastructure Goals With Draft One-Touch Make-Ready Order

Promoting infrastructure investment and broadband deployment has been a top priority for Chairman Ajit Pai’s FCC. On July 12, 2018, the Chairman took a significant stride in advancing his agenda by releasing a draft report...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

FCC Seeking Comments on Telecommunications Deployment - Local Governments May Be Impacted; Comments Due Thursday

As part of the preparation of its annual “Section 706” report, the Federal Communications Commission recently issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments on whether “advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to...more

Perkins Coie

FCC Thwarted in Efforts to Preempt State Broadband Laws

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has struck a major blow to the FCC’s efforts to remove barriers to broadband service and promote competition in broadband markets. In State of Tennessee v. FCC, the court...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

An Oft-Forgotten Detail in Infrastructure Deals – Telecom Licenses

Much of the nation’s infrastructure, from energy to transportation, depends upon telecommunications for safe and efficient operation. The facilities that provide such communications services generally are proprietary...more

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