The FCC today adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on a consumer label for broadband service. The label was mandated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) adopted late last year. The requirement aims to make…
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FCC Revokes China Unicom Americas’ Telecom Services Authority
WASHINGTON, January 27, 2022—The Federal Communications Commission adopted an Order ending the ability of China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the United States. The Order on Revocation directs China Unicom Americas to…
FCC Proposes Broadband Regulations for Multi-Tenant Environments
The FCC is considering a Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling that Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said is designed to promote competition and increase broadband choice for people living and working in multi-tenant environments (MTEs). The proposal, if adopted, would: Prohibit…
FCC Sets Technological Advisory Council Membership & First Meeting
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2022 — Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the appointment of a diverse group of leading technology experts to serve as members of the Technological Advisory Council (TAC). The TAC will hold its first meeting…
FCC Proposes Data Breach Notification Requirements
The FCC today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) designed to start the process of strengthening the agency’s requirements for notifying customers and federal law enforcement of breaches of customer proprietary network information (CPNI). The agency pointed out that…
FCC Proposes Permanent Affordable Connectivity Program Rules
A draft of permanent rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program is circulating within the FCC and has been made public. The news came just days after the commission launched the program with interim rules, and the draft of the permanent…
FCC Launches $14.2B Affordable Connectivity Program, Replacing EBB
The FCC has launched the Affordable Connectivity Program, which will pay up to $30 toward the cost of monthly broadband service for low-income households ($75 for tribal recipients). The Affordable Connectivity Program has a budget of $14.2 billion and replaces…
Rosenworcel Becomes First Permanent FCC Chairwoman
Jessica Rosenworcel became the first permanent chairwoman of the FCC following Senate confirmation today of her new five-year term as a commissioner. She had been appointed acting chair by President Joe Biden shortly after he took office, and he appointed…
Unpacking the Broadband Affordability and Digital Equity Programs in the Infrastructure Act
The majority of the $65 billion in broadband funding included in the Infrastructure Act that has passed the House and Senate will go toward broadband deployment programs, but the bill also includes $14.2 billion for an Affordable Connectivity Program and…
Rural Broadband Funding: Unpacking the Historic $42.5 Billion BEAD Program
The majority of the $65 billion in broadband funding included in the newly passed infrastructure bill will go toward deployments in unserved and underserved high-cost areas through the newly formed BEAD program. But there are five separate programs with a…
Infrastructure Bill Passes with $65 Billion for Broadband
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, which has been referred to as the Senate infrastructure bill since it passed the Senate in August, has also been adopted by the House and merely awaits President Biden’s signature before becoming…
Filing Window Opens for Carriers Seeking Huawei Replacement Funding
The FCC has opened the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program filing window. The program will reimburse communications providers with 10 million or fewer customers for reasonable costs related to the removal, replacement and disposal of Huawei and ZTE…
