The President has signed into law the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act.… Continue Reading
When you've bought a phone, haven't you also bought the software inside it? That's what a reasonable person might think. But judges do not necessarily conform to the usual standards of reasonableness.… Continue Reading
A report has been prepared on the first formal tests of a TV channel-sharing arrangement. Does it really say what FCC Chair Tom Wheeler says it says? YOU make the call.… Continue Reading
With the FCC's blessing and help from the wireless industry, two L.A.-area TV stations are set to test the feasibility of channel-sharing.… Continue Reading
While a definite improvement, the cell companies' action solves only part of the problem.… Continue Reading
The FCC's order revising its text-to-911 bounce-back rule has made it into the Federal Register.… Continue Reading
There's nothing like an impending deadline to get your attention - even if you are the FCC.… Continue Reading
If you're inclined to oppose CTIA's petition for reconsideration, you don't have much time.… Continue Reading
CTIA says the roaming responsibilities imposed by FCC can't be implemented technologically.… Continue Reading
It's official!!! The Commission's revised antenna structure registration process is now in effect.… Continue Reading
If you're planning on building a new tower -- or significantly modifying an existing tower -- in the foreseeable future, listen up.… Continue Reading
The FCC's revisions to its tower registration process are nearing the end of the Paperwork Reduction Act approval gauntlet.… Continue Reading
It looks like new bird-friendly (but not necessarily user-friendly) procedures for proposed tower construction could be with us by summer.… Continue Reading
If you're looking to build a new tower, or maybe make changes to an existing tower, get set for delay if you need to register the structure through the FCC's ASR program. Recently proposed rules and interim procedures will likely extend the application process considerably.… Continue Reading
The FCC is conducting an "environmental assessment" relative to the effects of its Antenna Structure Registration Program on migratory birds. It invites your comments.… Continue Reading
A long-running feud may be nearing an end. Conservation groups and communications industry groups have proposed interim guidelines for the FCC's antenna structure registration program, guidelines intended to help our fine feathered friends.… Continue Reading
