Promise, Perils and the Big Switch Ahead for AI and BEAD
Thursday, April 20, 2023
April 2023
Speech
Speech
CBO Scores H.R. 1339, Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act (Congressional Budget Office)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 04/20/2023 - 16:21
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
Texas Broadband Development Office Seeks Input from Public for Development of Digital Opportunity Plan
The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) is asking the public for input on internet accessibility, affordability and usage. BDO will use the Digital Opportunity Plan: Public Survey to develop a Texas Digital Opportunity Plan, which is required to draw down federal funding for connecting Texans to reliable, high-speed internet. The survey is open for approximately two months. BDO expects to complete the plan this fall.
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.
Join the Illinois Office of Broadband and Illinois Broadband Lab to discuss broadband mapping, including an overview of the Connect Illinois mapping review process, updates to the Illinois Broadband Map, and perspectives on the federal broadband map.
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