The FCC is encouraging citizens to download and use its Speed Test app, which is part of the commission’s broadband data collection initiative. Currently, the app is used to collect speed test data in the Measuring Broadband America program, which…
Policy
FCC Moving Quickly to Support Tribal Communities
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2021—The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau today announced that 50 additional applications received in the Rural Tribal Priority Window for 2.5 GHz band spectrum licenses have passed initial review and are accepted for filing. To date, the FCC…
FCC Approves 319 Emergency Broadband Benefit Providers
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled 319 providers spanning the U.S. and half of its territories that have been accepted into the regulator’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. This is the first wave of accepted providers under the program, which was…
Biden Broadband Proposal Draws Cheers, Jeers
A barrage of statements from broadband provider associations and think tanks followed the announcement yesterday of the Biden administration’s proposal for an American Jobs Plan, which, if adopted, would provide $100 billion for broadband. While the providers expressed support for…
National Urban League Broadband Policy Recommendations Address Gaps
The National Urban League makes a range of broadband policy recommendations in its new Lewis Latimer Plan for Digital Equity and Inclusion. The goal is to create “a comprehensive strategy for leveraging the tools of the information economy to create…
New Dialing Procedures Required in 82 Area Codes in Preparation for 988 Suicide Prevention Line
Dialing procedures are changing in 36 states and 82 area codes in advance of the establishment of 988 as the three-digit abbreviated dial code to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is set to take effect on July 16,…
Microsoft Cites 19M Students Without Adequate Broadband, Advocates E-rate for Home Broadband
E-rate schools and libraries program funding should be used toward the cost of wireless or wireline connectivity for home broadband for students and teachers, said Microsoft in a video meeting with FCC officials last week. Microsoft estimates that over 19…
AAIA Act Would Award $80B for Gigabit Broadband, FBA Calls for Fiber First
The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All (AAIA) Act, introduced by Democrats in the House and Senate, would make $80 billion available for gigabit broadband in areas where such service is not available today. The act also includes an additional $14…
A Billion Robocalls Results in Record FCC Fine of $225 Million
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today issued a $225 million fine for Texas-based telemarketers who, according to the commission, made approximately 1 billion illegal robocalls during the first four-and-a-half months of 2019.. The robocall fine is the largest ever levied…
FCC Seeks Comment on Open Radio Access Networks
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2021—The Federal Communications Commission today adopted a Notice of Inquiry to start a formal discussion on the opportunities and potential challenges presented by open and virtualized radio access networks, and how the FCC might leverage these concepts…
FCC Seeks Comments on How to Distribute $7.1 Billion in ‘Homework Gap Funding’
The Wireline Competition Bureau of the FCC will soon open a comments period, seeking input on how to best distribute the $7.1 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), aimed at helping close the so called homework gap. The funding is a…
Analysts: New $20B COVID Broadband Stimulus Targets Affordability, Not Just Availability
Recently adopted COVID stimulus legislation should boost providers’ broadband revenues in two ways, according to financial analysts at MoffettNathanson. While previous broadband stimulus programs have focused primarily on availability, the new legislation includes programs targeting both availability and affordability. “The…
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