Public Notice

Harmful screen use among children and adolescents has become a public health concern; growing up surrounded by screens of al types—televisions, computers, tablets, smartphones—is now the norm. Exposure often begins before a child’s first birthday and increases as children age. By adolescence, children may spend more time on screens than sleeping or attending school. Reducing the negative impacts of harmful screen use requires acting with urgency and empowering caregivers and communities by providing them with evidence-based tools and strategies organized around “the 5 Ds.”

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by AT&T Services,  requesting full forbearance from the eligible telecommunications carrier requirements within its California service territory. For further information regarding this Notice, please contact Heidi Lankau Heidi.Lankau@fcc.gov or Michael Alonso Michael.Alonso@fcc.gov of the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a Petition for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling filed by AT&T Services (AT&T). In its Petition, AT&T requests that the Federal Communications Commission declare that “any California law or regulation that interferes with or otherwise conditions AT&T’s ability to discontinue [Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)] as authorized by the FCC is preempted,” following the FCC’s March 2026 Network and Services Modernization Order. Specifically, AT&T requests that the FCC “declare that its approva

 Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) issued an executive order (EXECUTIVE ORDER N-6-26) directing California to prepare workers, small businesses, and communities for the economic disruption that artificial intelligence will bring to the workforce. The order mobilizes state agencies, labor experts, economists, universities, and industry leaders to develop new policies, gather data, and identify early warning signs of workforce disruption—while ensuring workers share in the gains created by AI-driven productivity.

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau granted the applications filed by Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, and Array Digital Infrastructure. The Bureau found that granting these applications serves the public interest. The proposed spectrum assignment does not trigger the FCC’s total spectrum screen, and while it triggers enhanced factor review in 98 local markets, the Commission finds that the likelihood of competitive harm is low.

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 Department of War has granted Conditional Approvals for certain uncrewed aircraft systems and routers. Therefore, such devices are exempt from the Covered List.

The Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband is making up to approximately $11.8 million available through Connect Maryland’s Network Infrastructure Grant Program Round 2. This competitive funding opportunity, supported through the American Rescue Plan Act Capital Projects Fund, will support strategic middle-mile broadband infrastructure projects across Maryland. Funding will support projects that improve broadband transport capacity, interconnection, resiliency, redundancy, and long-term network scalability.

The Department of Commerce submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget regarding the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program and Native Entities Grant Program. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 10, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

The Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order that revises the spectrum sharing framework for Geostationary Orbit and Non-Geostationary Orbit systems that currently relies on NGSO systems complying with Equivalent Power Flux Density limits developed in the late-1990s.

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau announced that there is sufficient funding available to fully meet the Universal Service Administrative Company’s estimated demand for category one and category two requests for E-Rate-supported services for funding year 2026. On April 6, 2026, USAC submitted a demand estimate for the E-Rate program for funding year 2026. USAC estimates the total demand for funding year 2026 will be $3.5 billion, which includes estimated demand of $1.7 billion for category one services, and of $1.8 billion for category two services. The FCC