Federal Communications Commission
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence One-Year Anniversary
On May 15, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel spoke about the National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. She spoke about some of the actions the FCC has taken to help and protect survivors of domestic abuse, including requiring phone carriers to "swiftly and securely separate phone lines of survivors from family plans." The Chairwoman also spoke about action the FCC is taking to prevent internet connected cars from being used by abusers to stalk and harass survivors. "I don’t think that answer is good enough.
FCC Chairwoman Announces the Launch of Spectrum Steering Team
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel established the Spectrum Steering Team, which will lead the FCC’s efforts to develop and implement forward-looking spectrum policies and execute the National Spectrum Strategy. The Spectrum Steering Team brings together policy experts, economists, and engineers from across the FCC—including the Office of Economics and Analytics, Office of Engineering and Technology, Space Bureau, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau—to drive spectrum policy and planning efforts that will ensure U.S.
FCC Directs USAC to Fully Fund Eligible Category One and Category Two E-Rate Requests (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 05/14/2024 - 11:19FCC Announces Comment and Reply Dates for Multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts Template Implementation (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 05/13/2024 - 16:51FCC Enforcement Bureau Issues First of Its Kind Consumer Communications Information Services Threat (C-CIST) Classification for (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 05/13/2024 - 16:50FCC Authorizes Resound Networks to Receive CAF Phase II Auction Support Transferred from Echo Wireless Broadband
On May 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission approved a transfer of a domestic section 214 authorization from Echo Wireless Broadband to Resound Networks. As a result of this approval, the Parties have received FCC consent to transfer certain assets of Echo—including Echo’s Connect America Fund Phase II auction (CAF Phase II) support and associated obligations to serve eligible areas in Texas and New Mexico—to Resound. As a condition of this authorization, Resound assumes sole responsibility for complying with universal service fund requirements and FCC rules, regardless of any pr
FCC Settles With Alaska Communications For Rural Health Care Violations (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 16:46FCC Removes Tone Communication from ACP (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 05/10/2024 - 16:44More Charter RDOF Withdrawals in Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) census blocks are now eligible for other funding programs. This comes after Charter Communications and Altice informed the FCC of their decisions to withdraw from the RDOF support program. Both companies will face penalties for withdrawing from the program.