Public Notice

On June 8, 2026, the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Fifth Appellate District unanimously affirmed a lower court ruling in State ex rel. Yost v. Google, L.L.C. (2026-Ohio-2148), rejecting Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's argument that Google's search engine qualifies as a common carrier under Ohio common law. Under Ohio's established two-part test, a common carrier must (1) actually transport the property of others and (2) hold itself out to serve the public without discrimination—and the court found Google Search fails on both counts.

Since 2025, the Federal Communications Commission has been taking concrete steps to protect America’s communications networks by kicking ‘bad labs’ out of the FCC’s equipment authorization system. Before any electronic device can be marketed or sold in the U.S., it must be tested at a lab recognized by the FCC. But many of those labs could present national security risks or otherwise fail to conduct trustworthy testing. That is why the FCC has been increasing its scrutiny of all labs.

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau announced the amount of unused funds for the Rural Health Care Program that have been carried forward for funding year 2026. The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) projects that, as of April 30, 2026, $226.42 million in unused funds is available for use in future funding years beginning in funding year 2026. The Bureau, in consultation with the FCC's Office of the Managing Director, directs USAC to carry forward up to $226.42 million in unused funds from prior funding years to the extent necessary to satisfy fu

The Federal Communications Commission's Space Bureau granted, with conditions, the request of Kuiper Systems (Amazon Leo) for a limited waiver of the FCC’s space station milestone deployment requirements for the Amazon Leo Gen1 Constellation (“Gen1 Authorization”).  Amazon Leo is poised to offer cutting-edge satellite services worldwide as a new competitor-at-scale in low-Earth orbit, providing high-speed broadband to customers in unserved and underserved areas.

My Administration will accelerate the development and use of AI for national security applications, guided by the following four pillars:

The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau maintains a list of equipment and services 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.” Pursuant to section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019  and sections 1.50002(a) and 1.50003 of the Commission’s rules, PSHSB announces that the Department of War has granted Conditional Approvals for certain uncrewed aircraft systems and routers.

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) submitted the contribution base amount to be used for the third quarter of calendar year 2026 (3Q2026). Upon approval of the universal service support mechanisms quarterly funding requirements, projected administrative costs, and the contribution base, the Federal Communications Commission will establish a quarterly contribution factor and a circularity factor. USAC will then bill contributors monthly for their individual obligations based on the approved contribution factor. The total projected collected interstate and international end-u

Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies (agencies), and components.

The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a "slip opinion", concluding that the Federal Communications Commission's Lifeline program constitutes both a "Federal public benefit" and a "Federal means-tested public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), the federal welfare reform law. Because Lifeline meets both definitions, the program must comply with PRWORA's eligibility restrictions, which generally limit federal benefits to U.S.

The Federal Communications Commission and EchoStar Corporation—parent company of DISH Network—reached a settlement agreement on May 28, 2026, resolving a long-running debt stemming from DISH subsidiaries Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless defaulting on winning bids from FCC Auction 97, a 2015 spectrum auction. The defaulted bids created a potential liability of roughly $3.95 billion, covering both the bid deficiency payments ($3.44 billion) and an additional 15% penalty ($515.6 million).