Public Notice

On August 4, 2026, the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee approved and provided for Federal Communications Commission consideration of its draft recommendations on issues that will be considered by the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference Based upon an initial review of the draft recommendations forwarded to the FCC, the Office of International Affairs, in coordination with other Commission Bureaus and Offices, tentatively concludes that we can generally support most of the content found in Attachment A.

The Federal Communications Commission proposes to prohibit the continued importation and marketing of certain previously authorized equipment that has been determined to “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons”. Such prohibitions would apply to the advertising, distribution, and sale of such equipment. In particular, we propose to apply such prohibitions to certain communications and video surveillance equipment listed in section 1709 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Aut

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced the minimum service standards for Lifeline-supported services as required by the 2016 Lifeline Order. The 2016 Lifeline Order established minimum service standards for certain Lifeline-supported services and established annual increases in those standards either in the FCC’s rules or pursuant to calculations set out in the Order and the FCC’s rules. Accordingly, the Bureau announced the minimum service standards for fixed and mobile broadband data usage allowance.

With the sixth generation of wireless communications now clearly on the horizon, the governments of Albania, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States affirm the following Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security. We invite other like-minded governments to join us in affirming:

The Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau maintains a list of equipment and services (Covered List) that have been determined to “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons.” The Executive Branch interagency body established a process by which entities producing routers in foreign countries can request the Department of War (DoW) or the Department of Homeland Security to evaluate whether such devices do not pose unacceptable risks to national security and receive Conditi

President Donald Trump nominated D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Candeub has served as the General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission since January 2025. Since 2004, Candeub worked as a professor of law at Michigan State University where he focused on competition, regulatory, and antitrust matters. Previously, he served in government at both the Commerce Department and Justice Department.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced the appointment of five additional Tribal members to the FCC’s Native Nations Communications Task Force. The Task Force is comprised of elected and appointed leaders, or their designees, from a broad cross-section of Native Nations, as well as senior staff and decision-makers from across the Commission. The appointment of the additional Tribal members raises the total current number of Tribal Task Force members from 20 to 25. The FCC’s members will remain at five.

The Federal Communications Commission anticipates rechartering of the Consumer Protection and Accessibility Advisory Committee (Committee) and solicits nominations for membership. The FCC has consulted with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Service Administration, and intends to recharter the Committee for a period of two (2) years. The renewed charter will become effective on or before October 9, 2026.

The Indiana Connectivity Program announced the 17th round of awards on July 9, 2026. The 17th round of the program awarded $250,749 to expand broadband access to 63 addresses across 21 counties. Of these, 60 are homes and 3 are businesses. The Indiana Connectivity Program helps offset the cost of extending reliable broadband service to unserved and underserved locations throughout the state. Broadband providers awarded funding in this round must complete their projects within nine months of the contract date. More awards are expected.

The Federal Communications Commission announced that the Department of War has granted Conditional Approval for Gemtek Technology Co., Ltd’s WRTQ-411BE and WNRFQQ-113BE routers (terminating January 3, 2028). Such devices are therefore exempt from the Covered List.