That loud sound you just heard was probably the "cha-ching" resulting from the latest Greenhill Report on anticipated opportunities for broadcasters in the Incentive Auction.… Continue Reading
In the wake of an impressively cooperative response to the Commission's 2014 proposals, the FCC has established a new set of E911 location standards.… Continue Reading
The Incentive Auction may not start until sometime in 2016, but the Commission is facing - now - the monumental task of working out the myriad details that will govern the auction process.… Continue Reading
The FCC has finally brought down the closing gavel for the AWS-3 auction, but not before raking in about $45 billion.… Continue Reading
A number of AWS-3 service rules have cleared OMB's Paperwork Reduction Act review and are now in effect.… Continue Reading
The federal government has announced its annual adjustment of the thresholds it will use to trigger automatic DOJ/FTC review of mergers and acquisitions.… Continue Reading
It's official! The 2013 version of ANSI C63.17 is now in the books!… Continue Reading
The date by which certain types of filings will have be submitted electronically (rather than the old-fashioned way, on paper) has now been announced.… Continue Reading
Deadlines have been set for responding to the FCC's request for input on the likely effects of the copper-to-IP technology transition on consumers and competitive providers have been set.… Continue Reading
If you're planning to help refresh the record in the FCC's ongoing proceedings on hearing aid compatibility requirements, we've now know the deadlines for comments.… Continue Reading
The Wireless Bureau has given the wireless industry an early Christmas gift by announcing benchmarks and clarifying some aspects of data roaming rate policies. But questions still remain.… Continue Reading
Thanks to Congress, electronic labeling should soon be available as an option for more FCC-authorized RF devices.… Continue Reading
The FCC has issued another of its ever-popular "Enforcement Advisories" warning against the use of jammers to interfere with cellphone, Wi-Fi or GPS devices.… Continue Reading
In a move presumably designed to make everybody's lives easier, ECFS has been expanded to accept a wide range of filings that previously could be filed only on paper.… Continue Reading
If you're responsible for a tower subject to FAA-imposed lighting requirements, your life may be getting a bit easier early next year.… Continue Reading
The most recent changes adopted in the rural call completion proceeding are set to take effect come January.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines in the 24 GHz inquiry have been postponed into the New Year.… Continue Reading
The FCC is looking to address the effects that discontinuance of copper-based services can be expect to have on consumers and competition.… Continue Reading
Out for comment: A proposed shift to a function-based (rather than technology-based) regulatory approach, and mandatory 100% HAC compliance… Continue Reading
The effective date of the recently-adopted revisions to the cell phone signal booster rules has been set, as have the deadlines for comments concerning additional proposed revisions.… Continue Reading
The FCC has wrapped up its consideration of five petitions for reconsideration on the rural call completion front.… Continue Reading
The last of the new text-to-911 rules have taken effect.… Continue Reading
The FCC has announced a correction to a reply deadline we reported on last week.… Continue Reading
The last of the new 911 rules adopted in the aftermath of the "derecho" storm has taken effect.… Continue Reading
