CommLaw Monitor
Client Advisory: FCC Explores How to Speed Next Generation Wireline Broadband Deployment in New Proceeding
On April 20, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) initiated three interrelated proceedings in new WC Docket No. 17-84 that aim to “better enable broadband providers to build, maintain,…
FCC Releases Draft of “Internet Freedom” Item in Advance of May Open Meeting
On April 27, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released the draft text of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would launch a new FCC proceeding (WC Docket No. 17-108) to roll back…
Client Advisory: The FCC Initiates Close Look at Wireless Infrastructure Deployment and Investment Issues
At its April 20, 2017 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) initiated two proceedings to review ways in which the Commission might alleviate obstacles wireless providers face at…
Client Advisory: Congress Repeals FCC 2016 Privacy Order via Congressional Review Act
On April 3, 2017, President Trump signed into law a Congressional joint resolution eliminating new broadband and voice privacy rules set forth in a November 2016 order (the 2016 Privacy Order) by the Federal…
3GPP Paves Way for Accelerated 5G Standards Development
During a plenary meeting held March 6-9 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) a standards-developing collaboration between groups of telecommunications associations approved an…