Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commissioner Nathan Simington announced that he has appointed David Brodian to serve as Senior Legal Advisor, and Sara Rahmjoo to serve as Legal Advisor. Prior to joining the Commissioner’s office as Senior Legal Advisor, David served as an Attorney Advisor in the Competition Policy Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau. Prior to her role as Legal Advisor, Sara served as Commissioner Simington’s Policy Advisor and Confidential Assistant.

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the case of FCC v. Consumers’ Research—a case regarding the Universal Service Fund—for Wednesday morning, March 26. The court will decide on a 2024 ruling by the U.S.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee recently approved 17 bipartisan bills, and a few of them impact the broadband industry. Since these have bipartisan support, it seems like they will have a decent chance of becoming law. The first is S.98 – Rural Broadband Protection Act, sponsored by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).

Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has asked his agency to investigate Comcast’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices. “We have received an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission and will be cooperating with the FCC to answer their questions,” said Comcast spokesperson Joelle Terry. Since taking control of the FCC last month, Carr has threatened to pull broadcast licenses of 

Sens John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) reintroduced their bipartisan Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act to increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make sure federal broadband programs stay on track. Previous supply chain disruptions have delayed broadband infrastructure projects.

President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is boasting to friends that he is having “the time of his life” after launching an all-out attack on the media. Chairman Carr has spread dread through top-ranked media executives since taking office at the same time as President Trump.

Twenty-five organizations sent a letter this week to new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr in opposition to prospective changes to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) framework. The companies say that the changes would upend the goals for which CBRS was developed. The letter urges the FCC to not pursue proposals to increase power levels for CBRS devices and relax emissions limits.

The wireless industry, namely CTIA, recently cheered Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr’s move to launch a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) into the upper C-band—meaning more licensed spectrum being pumped into the pipeline for wireless carriers. But analysts say it’s too early to celebrate. That’s because Elon Musk’s SpaceX is eyeing the same spectrum for shared satellite use and it’s not at all clear where this will eventually land.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced the tentative agenda for the February Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 27, 2025:

In comments made to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the recent docket looking at customer service practices, the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) filed comments that said that big internet service providers (ISPs) don’t focus on customer service because they don’t have to. The CPUC said that only 26 percent of California residents have a choice between two fast ISPs.