Federal Communications Commission
FCC Seeks Comment on Tentative Findings for 2020 Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act Biennial Report (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/21/2020 - 16:42FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Eligible Services List for the E-Rate Program (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/21/2020 - 14:12Chairman Pai Letter to NARUC on State Inmate Calling Rates
Given the alarming evidence of egregiously high intrastate inmate calling rates and the Federal Communications Commission’s lack of jurisdiction here, I am calling on states to exercise their authority and, at long last, address this pressing problem. Specifically, I implore the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and state regulatory commissions to take action on intrastate inmate calling services rates to enable more affordable communications for the incarcerated and their families.
FCC Authorizes Over $20 Million For Rural Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission authorized over $20 million in funding over ten years to expand rural broadband in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Viasat will serve rural locations in Pennsylvania with $19,945,120 in FCC support, and Tribal provider Fond du Lac Communications, Inc. will receive $55,011 to provide gigabit fixed broadband to serve small, isolated communities in Tribal areas in Minnesota. The funding represents the 14th wave of support from the successful 2018 Connect America Fund Phase II auction.
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for August 2020 Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the August Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2020:
C-band Auction Procedures – The FCC will consider a Public Notice that would adopt procedures for the auction of new flexible-use overlay licenses in the 3.7–3.98 GHz band (Auction 107) for 5G, the Internet of Things, and other advanced wireless services. (AU Docket No. 20-25)