CommLaw Monitor
FirstNet Announces Up to $40 Million Available for the Band 14 Incumbent Spectrum Relocation Grant
It’s a busy time at FirstNet, gearing up for the deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN). With yesterday's release of a Federal Funding Opportunity for up to $40 million for the Band 14…
Doing Business With Cuba: New Guidance Posted
As President Obama moves forward to revise policies toward Cuba, opportunities for carriers on the U.S.-route continue to arise. In addition to revisions to relevant FCC regulations, which we’ve covered here and here,…
Verizon Agrees to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle FCC “Supercookie” Investigation
On March 7, 2016, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced that it reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless to resolve an investigation into whether Verizon violated the Commission’s rules by inserting Unique…
White House Announces ConnectALL Initiative to Spur Broadband Deployment and Adoption
The Administration continues to drive efforts to spur broadband deployment across the country and to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable broadband service. Yesterday afternoon, President Obama announced…
NTIA's BroadbandUSA Announces a Community Connectivity Initiative Workshop, one of the Recommendations from the Broadband Opportunity Council
This mon th marks the one year anniversary of the Presidential Memorandum that created the Broadband Opportunity Council (Council), a federal inter-agency council, tasked with using all available and appropriate…