Federal Communications Commission
FCC Announces Over $2.8 Billion In Funding Requests For Final Window In Ongoing Work To Close The Homework Gap
The Federal Communications Commission has received requests for $2,814,736,532 in the third application filing window of the Emergency Connectivity Fund program to fund 5,120,453 connected devices and 4,285,794 broadband connections. Applications will be prioritized to fund schools and libraries with the greatest need first, with a preference for schools and libraries located in rural areas.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Support for 88 Winning Bids Ready to be Authorized
The Federal Communications Commission's Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force (RBATF), Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau), and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) announce they are ready to authorize Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (Auction 904) support for 88 more Auction 904 winning bids. Cyber Broadband will provide service in Alabama. And North Texas Fiber will offer service in Texas.
FCC Seeks Comment on National Lifeline Association Petition
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by the National Lifeline Association (NaLA) seeking clarification of the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) and Enforcement Bureau (EB) Chiefs’ authority to suspend a participating provider’s Affordable Connectivity Program enrollments and hold a participating provider’s funding based on the “adequate evidence” standard , or in the alternative, reconsideration of the removal rule (47 C.F.R. § 54.1801(e)(2)).
FCC Opens Docket to Monitor T-Mobile's Compliance with Conditions of Sprint Acquisition (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 12:45FCC Seeks Comment on Petition for Rulemaking to Establish New Content Vendor Diversity Report (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 06:39FCC Commissioner Starks Remarks to Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 01:44FCC Commissioner Carr Concerned That Administration's New Broadband Rules Will Waste Taxpayer Dollars and Leave Families Waiting (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 01:44FCC Announces Third Public Hearing on Broadband Consumer Labels (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 01:28
FCC Modernizes and Improves Its Priority Services Rules
The Federal Communications Commission modernized and streamlined its rules for programs that help first responders and other emergency personnel communicate during disasters. The updated rules will help ensure that these programs meet the needs of emergency personnel now and in the future, as technology advances. In a Report and Order adopted May 19, the FCCupdated its priority services rules to reflect today’s marketplace and governance framework and to authorize explicitly the prioritization of next-generation technology. Specifically, the FCC: