Public Notice

Total connections increased by about 1.7% between December 2023 and December 2024 to 554 million.  Mobile connections increased 1.3% year-over-year to 419 million in December 2024, while fixed connections grew to 135 million – up about 3.0% from December 2023. The 135 million fixed connections reported for December 2024 were distributed across four groups of downstream speeds defined by breakpoints at 25 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and 940 Mbps.

Retail voice telephone service customers are served by two wireline technologies – end-user switched access lines and interconnected VoIP subscriptions – and by mobile wireless subscriptions. In December 2024, there were 16 million end-user switched access lines in service, 64 million interconnected VoIP subscriptions, and 391 million mobile subscriptions, for a total of 471 million retail voice telephone service connections in the United States. Between 2021 and 2024, interconnected VoIP subscriptions declined at a compound annual growth rate of 2.1%, mobile voice subscriptions increased a

The Federal Communications Commission's Space Bureau (Bureau) accepted for filing and seeks comment on an application by Space Exploration Holdings, LLC (SpaceX) for a new non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) system of up to one million satellites.

In March 2016, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the Lifeline Reform and Modernization Order (2016 Lifeline Order), which included changes to eligibility verification for enrollment and recertification. The FCC directed the Universal Service Administrative Company to establish a system for independent, third-party eligibility determinations. To accomplish this, USAC built the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) to automate, where possible, and standardize eligibility verification across all states and territories.

The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) submitted the federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms fund size and administrative cost projections for the second quarter of calendar year 2026 (2Q2026). USAC projects a consolidated budget of $65.67 million for 2Q2026.  Direct costs for all support mechanisms total $33.88 million.

The Federal Communications Commission plans to remain open for a period of time using carryover funds while Congress works to address the lapse in funding. Depending on the duration of the lapse in funding, the FCC may then pivot to a shutdown. When this shutdown plan is activated, all FCC employees are instructed to follow written guidance from the Commission based on how long prior year funds will be made available to continue agency operations during a lapse.

I am hereby "establish[ing] an AI Litigation Task Force (Task Force) whose sole responsibility shall be to challenge State AI laws inconsistent with the policy." The Task Force shall challenge such State AI laws "on grounds that such laws unconstitutionally regulate interstate commerce, are preempted by existing Federal regulations, or are otherwise unlawful." I or my designee will serve as the Chair of the Task Force, and the Associate Attorney General will serve as the Vice Chair.

President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to ensure America’s leadership in 6G development.

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics released results of the 2026 Urban Rate Survey for fixed voice and broadband services, posting of survey data and explanatory notes, and required minimum usage allowance for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs). Recipients of high-cost and/or Connect America Fund support that are subject to broadband performance obligations are required to offer broadband service at rates that are at or below the relevant reasonable comparability benchmark. Carriers subject to the Alaska Plan and

The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Economics and Analytics and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau established the procedures to be used for Auction 113, the auction of 200 Advanced Wireless Services licenses for spectrum in the FCC’s inventory in the 1695–1710 MHz, 1755–1780 MHz, and 2155–2180 MHz bands (collectively, the “AWS-3” bands).