CommLaw Monitor
E-Rate Fraud in Crosshairs Following Charter School Indictment
E-Rate fraud is back in the spotlight following the indictment of a Dallas charter school CEO and the owner of a contracting company for an alleged kickback scheme resulting in over $300,000 in illegal subsidies.…
New Podcast: Legislative Outlook for 2018
As the second session begins, the 115th Congress will pick up where it left off on some key telecommunications and technology issues. This episode of Kelley Drye's Full Spectrum podcast examines the current status of…
The End of the Internet? What to Expect after the FCC's 3-2 Vote to Restore Internet Freedom
On December 14, 2017, the FCC voted 3-2 to roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order, with all Republican commissioners voting in favor of the item and both Democratic commissioners strongly dissenting. As we discussed in…
FCC Votes on Possible Changes to the Rural Health Care Program
At its last open meeting in 2017, the five FCC Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Order regarding the Commission’s Rural Health Care (RHC) Program, a 20-year old…
Fulfilling Pledge Made in May, Chairman Pai and FCC Approve New Blue Alerts, Similar to Amber Alerts, to Notify About Threats to Law Enforcement Personnel
At the December Open Meeting of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), the Commissioners approved a Report and Order (“Order”) that adopts a new form of emergency alerting, Blue Alerts, which would serve to…