CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Pole Attachment Rule Provisions Obligating Poles Owners to Make Information Regarding Rates Available Take Effect after a Long Wait

After a lengthy hiatus of more than a decade following Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) review of several provisions in the FCC’s pole attachment complaint rules having information collection requirements,…

Questions About Scope of Local Authority May Come to Fore Given Expanded Opportunities for Unlicensed Deployments

Mike Dover contributed to this blog post. The Federal Communications Commission continues to pave additional avenues for building out wireless broadband networks and installing other high speed links, but questions…

California Requires Most Carriers to Post a Performance Bond

A May 2013 California Public Utilities Commission decision requires most companies holding a California CPCN or wireless registration (“WIR”) to submit a $25,000 continuous performance bond. The decision also revises…

FCC Bypasses Issuing a Warning and Proposes $32,000 Forfeiture to Individual User of a GPS Jammer

In a departure from its earlier cases involving the unlawful use by individuals of Global Positioning System (“GPS”) jamming devices, the Commission last Friday issued a Notice of Apparent Liability and Forfeiture…

FCC Signals Intent to Take Strong Action against Unlicensed Broadband Operations That Interfere with FAA Weather Radar Systems

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