CommLaw Monitor
Proposed Wireless Infrastructure Item Clarifies Rules Concerning Local Reviews to Speed 5G Deployments
A draft Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM"), if adopted, would clarify the agency’s 2014 rules governing the process state and local governments use to review deployments of new antenna and…
Section 230 Executive Order Strikes Back at Twitter, But Legal Impact Likely to be Limited
In a move spurred by Twitter’s decision to fact-check a pair of President Trump’s tweets, the president recently signed a multi-pronged “ Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship ” with the claimed intention of…
COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – June 1, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. Kelley…
FCC Plans to Finalize Phase I RDOF Auction Procedures and Explore 5G Use of High-Band Frequencies at June Meeting
The FCC plans to focus on “ bread and butter ” issues of broadband deployment and expanding commercial spectrum use at its next meeting, scheduled for June 9, 2020. Specifically, the FCC anticipates adopting final…
COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – May 26, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. Kelley…