Federal Communications Commission
Principles for Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum and Opportunities for New Services
The Federal Communications Commission adopted the following spectrum management principles.
Interference Realities
Chairwoman Rosenworcel's Response to Members of Congress Regarding the Alternative Connect America Model
The Federal Communications Commission is working to ensure that all areas of the United States can access high-speed, high-quality broadband, through a revision of the Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) program. The program is meant to provide additional universal service support to certain rural carriers in exchange for increasing deployment to more locations at higher speeds.
FCC Adopts New Requirements to Prevent Gaming of its Access Stimulation Rules
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to
FCC Looks to Improve Accessibility & Performance of Wireless Alerts
The Federal Communications Commission proposed rules to improve Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) by making them available in more than a dozen
FCC Proposes Periodic Reviews of International Telecommunications Authorizations
The Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules that would require, for the first time, companies with existing authorizations to provide international telecommunications services to and from the US to file renewal applications at the FCC.
FCC States Spectrum Management Principles for Transmitters & Receivers
The Federal Communications Commission took a fresh look at spectrum management and established a set of high-level principles on how the FCC intends to manage spectrum going forward. The Policy Statement is part of the FCC’s effort to reorient its spectrum management framework to a holistic consideration of both transmitter and receiver components of wireless systems.
FCC Adopts New Rules for Satellite System Spectrum Sharing
The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules to support competition and cooperation in spectrum usage by satellite systems. The new rules will set forth important reforms that will govern how non-geostationary satellite orbit, fixed-satellite service (NGSO FSS) systems will function in a shared spectrum environment. These new rules will provide clarity regarding spectrum sharing between systems licensed in different processing rounds, granting primary spectrum access to systems approved earlier, while enabling new entrants to participate in an established, cooperative spectrum sh