Washington, DC — November 22, 2023 — Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the December Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2023: Protecting Consumers from Early Termination…
Washington, DC — November 21, 2023 — Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced a proposal to eliminate video service junk fee billing practices by cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers and study their impact on…
Version 3 of the FCC broadband map has been released publicly. The map is based on data filed by providers reflecting broadband availability as of June 30. According to FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, the number of locations lacking high-speed broadband…
The FCC today adopted rules aimed at preventing and eliminating digital discrimination, defined as limiting access to broadband services based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. Not all commissioners supported the rules. The three Democratic commissioners…
Washington, DC – November 15, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission todayadopted new rules to protect consumers against scams that aim to commandeer their cell phoneaccounts. The rules will help protect consumers from scammers who target data and personalinformation by…
The Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) has asked the FCC to address concerns of some of the association’s small rural wireless provider members regarding the agency’s rip & replace program. That program is designed to reimburse the providers for the cost…
The FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program has committed almost $5.2 million in a new funding round to support off-campus learning for approximately 14,000 students. The focus will be on students in California, New Jersey and Wisconsin for the funding,…
The FCC is launching a notice of inquiry (NOI) that will focus on universal deployment, affordability, adoption, availability, and equitable access to broadband. A big part of the NOI is to determine if the FCC broadband speed definition should be…
The FCC has authorized nearly $18.3 billion in enhanced A-CAM, also known as E-ACAM, rural broadband funding for 388 companies for a 15-year period. Th enhanced A-CAM program is part of the FCC Universal Service Fund (USF) program. Enhanced ACAM,…
The FCC has released proposed final rules on preventing and eliminating digital discrimination. The rules, which seek to end “decisions that cause different communities to receive different access to broadband services,” will be voted on on November 15. The rules,…
The FCC is allocating $53.4 million from the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program to support off campus broadband connectivity and devices for 140,000 students in nine states. The funding will be felt in Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey,…
The Federal Communications Commission today started proceedings to reimpose Net Neutrality, also known as Open Internet, guidelines. The action came in the form of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that was adopted at today’s monthly commission meeting. The proposed…
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