CommLaw Monitor
FCC Opens Proceeding to Reinvigorate Opportunities for TV White Space Devices
On February 28, 2020, at its Open Meeting, the FCC voted to commence a rulemaking to examine the rebalancing of many technical rules governing the deployment of fixed and certain mobile, unlicensed white space devices…
FCC Proposes Over $200 Million in Fines to Big Four Wireless Carriers for Allegedly Selling Customer Data Without Safeguards
Last week, in a major enforcement action, the FCC proposed $208 million in fines against the nation’s four largest wireless carriers— AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint —for allegedly selling access to their…
FCC Proposes Updated Hearing Aid Compatibility Standard for Wireless Handsets
At its January 30 Open Meeting, the FCC approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would require wireless handset manufacturers to comply with the 2019 version of the American National Standards Institute…
Podcast: C-Band Reform
Following a recent episode on the FCC’s C-Band Proceeding addressing use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz spectrum range, Partner Chip Yorkgitis is back to discuss the recently released draft Report and Order, which is expected to…
Pai Offers Highlights of His 3.7-4.2 GHz Band Proposal; Particulars Presently Forthcoming
On Thursday, February 6, in a speech at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai outlined his proposal for the realignment of 3.7-4.2 GHz, the so-called C-Band.…