The FCC on Tuesday announced the establishment of the Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and the Connect USVI Fund in an effort to help “rebuild, improve, and expand voice and broadband networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.” These funds are part of the FCC’s ongoing efforts to rebuild communications networks in Puerto … Continue Reading
On March 23, 2017, the FCC enacted an Order to modernize its rules and regulations governing the 800 MHz Cellular Service band in order to encompass modern wideband mobile broadband service technologies such as LTE. The FCC stated that the movement away from the outdated command-and-control regulatory paradigm, originally created for commercial mobile services using … Continue Reading
The Commission has tied down the one lingering loose end relative to its new rules embracing Long Term Evolution (LTE) as the broadband technology for public safety networks.… Continue Reading
Last January the Commission adopted new rules embracing a specific broadband technology, Long Term Evolution (LTE), for public safety broadband networks. All but one of those rules have now become effective.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines have been set in the proceeding that looks to relax out-of-band emission limits for the Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and the Educational Broadband Service (EBS) in the 2.5 GHz band.… Continue Reading
The FCC has taken a big step toward ensuring that public safety agencies relying on future wireless broadband networks will be able to communicate across jurisdictional boundaries.… Continue Reading
