Hosted Payload Episode 12: Mike Carlson / Spaceman
Hosted Payload Episode 11: Erin Boone/Interstellar
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Wireless Legislation on the Way?
Know Before You Go: Federal Standards and Pre-Application Research
FCC Proposes New Rules On Local Wireless Siting
Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies
Unlocking Your Cell Phone Is Now Illegal, but Not for Long
The U.S. wireless market consolidated a bit more on Aug. 1 when T-Mobile US, Inc. completed its acquisition of UScellular’s wireless operations. The deal went through after receiving antitrust clearance from the Department of...more
In Consumers' Research v. FCC, the Universal Service Fund (USF) is under legal and constitutional attack in the Fifth Circuit. A decision striking the USF would have wide-ranging impacts on the telecommunications industry and...more
Commentary - Are we seeing a once in a generation shift in our approach to Universal Service? For years, the FCC has administered the USF, overseeing four programs designed to bring connectivity to rural areas, to target...more
The past several months have seen a number of new funding opportunities for the deployment, adoption and affordability of broadband services on tribal lands. This alert provides a quick update on these various opportunities....more
The FCC recently took a major step in promoting deployment of 5G networks in rural and hard-to-serve areas by adopting a Report and Order establishing the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G Fund) support program. The program,...more
Recent News - Contributions - On October 9, 2020, the FCC released an Order (FCC-20-142) further addressing the treatment of private line revenues under the USF program. The FCC affirmed the 2017 Private Line Order, in...more
Background Details on 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Window - The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is presenting federally recognized Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages with a unique opportunity to directly access...more
The FCC plans to create a new “5G Fund” offering up to $9 billion over ten years to support the deployment of wireless broadband and voice services in rural and other hard-to-serve areas. Under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
Tribal governments in rural areas, with a population of 50,000 or less, have until Aug. 3, 2020, to apply for a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to directly access unassigned spectrum over their lands....more
We have previously issued several alerts regarding the ability of eligible tribal entities to apply for certain airwave licenses that can be used for wireless internet access and other services. The window for applying for...more
Launch of 5G Spectrum Auction - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in mid-April 2019, announced two key initiatives intended to bolster the deployment of fifth-generation (5G) wireless infrastructure, touching on...more
On April 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that on December 10, 2019, it will begin the auction of millimeter wave spectrum in the 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz bands to promote the development of 5G...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) took a major step forward on closing the “digital divide” in mobile broadband at its February meeting by unanimously adopting an Order resolving the remaining challenges to the...more
The original backbone of this nation’s telephone – twisted copper wire pairs – is being retired. This process will significantly impact communities throughout the country, particularly rural governments, consumers and small...more
On February 23, 2017, during the second open meeting under Chairman Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) unanimously approved an order launching the long-awaited second phase of the Mobility...more