Federal Communications Commission
Eligible individuals may request access to the database containing confidential inmate calling services data (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/09/2021 - 15:27FCC Announces 3.45 GHz Band Auction Procedures (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/09/2021 - 15:25FCC designates 56 carriers as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) in RDOF-eligible high-cost areas (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:48Connect US Virgin Islands Fund Stage 2 Support Authorized For Broadband VI
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau authorized $84,456,870 in Connect USVI Fund Stage 2 support for the winning proposals from Broadband VI to provide voice and broadband services for the 10-year period with speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second.
FCC Approves T-Mobile Request to Relinquish its Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) Designation in Virginia (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/08/2021 - 17:202.3 Million Households Sign Up for Emergency Broadband Benefit
Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program enrolled over 2.3 million households in all 50 states, Washington (DC), Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and American Samoa. Additionally, at the agency’s direction, the Universal Service Administrative Company debuted a new data dashboard for advocates, members of Congress, and the general public to track the progress of the Emerge
FCC Commissioners Carr, Simington on Bad Deal for 911 (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/03/2021 - 18:11FCC Secures 911 Vertical Location Commitments from Wireless Carriers (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/03/2021 - 18:11FCC and NTIA Announce Joint 3.45 GHz Coordination Details
In March 2021, the Federal Communications Commission announced a planned auction of new flexible-use licenses in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band (Auction 110). Auction 110 will offer 4,060 new licenses throughout the contiguous US, subject to cooperative sharing requirements in certain, defined areas where and when federal incumbents require continued access to the band. The FCC, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) are working collaboratively towards these goals.