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…
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…
Blair, Nebraska – October 26, 2023 – Great Plains Communications (GPC), the Midwestern digital infrastructure provider with an expanding, privately owned 18,000+ mile fiber network reaching 13 states, will soon begin construction to approximately 20,000 customer locations after accepting funds offered under expansion…
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…
Washington, DC — October 19, 2023 — The Federal Communications Commission today opened the 6 GHz band to a new class of very low power devices that will operate alongside other Wi-Fi-enabled devices. These rules will spur an eco-system of…
The FCC has proposed an $867,000 fine against Lumen Technologies for apparently failing to design and operate its 911 network in a manner capable of adequately protecting the public. The findings — which are in a Notice of Apparent Liability…
October 16, 2023 — The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), together with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s Emergency Communications Division, will host a public roundtable on the cybersecurity of the nation’s public alert…
Small providers with 100,000 subscriber lines or less have until October 10, 2024 to implement broadband labels that provide consistent information about broadband speeds, pricing and other service parameters. The goal is to make it easier for consumers to compare…
Washington, DC – October 6, 2023 – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt strong rules against digital discrimination in a filing with the agency today. Effective, clear, and practical…
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