Hurricane Irene has produced at least one arguable benefit: because of disruptions caused by the storm, the Commission has extended the deadlines for comments in the LPFM/FM translator proceeding.… Continue Reading
Deadlines for comments and reply comments have been set with respect to on the Commission's latest effort to improve the accuracy of E-911 location identification capabilities.… Continue Reading
With some proceedings, the FCC seems content to let its handiwork age tastefully before getting published in the Federal Register. That's definitely not the case with the LPFM/FM Translator Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.… Continue Reading
Getting ready to comment on the FCC's CALM Act rulemaking proposals? Be sure to check out the just-announced successor to ATSC's A/85 Recommended Practice.… Continue Reading
Sometimes the best surprise is no surprise at all. And the FCC has surprised at least some of us with its release of the final 2011 regulatory fee schedule.… Continue Reading
The FCC has just extended the reply comment deadline in its CALM Act proceeding -- because, as it turns out, there's a new version of the proposed core technical standard in the works.… Continue Reading
Even as privacy advocates are getting increasingly nervous about the extent to which our communications devices keep tabs on our whereabouts, the FCC is looking to make it easier to monitor our location more precisely and over a broader range of devices.… Continue Reading
The long-running stand-off between FM translator applicants and LPFM applicants may finally be heading toward some resolution as the FCC moves to implement the Local Community Radio Act. It looks like LPFM applicants are likely to get first crack at the available spectrum.… Continue Reading
As a further indication of the increasing significance of VoIP on the communications landscape, the Commission is proposing to extend its outage reporting requirements to interconnected VoIP and broadband Internet access service providers (including Internet backbone network providers).… Continue Reading
The deadlines for comments on the FCC's proposal to relax some of the rules governing vehicular radar technologies have been set.… 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
Barely a week after the release of the CALM Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, it's been published in the Federal Register -- so we now have comment/reply comment deadlines to pass along.… Continue Reading
The FCC has proposed to relax out-of-band emission limits for BRS and EBS operations in the 2.5 GHz band.… Continue Reading
The CALM Act, intended to tone down "loud commercials", directed the FCC to adopt new rules for that purpose by December, 2011. The Commission has now taken the first formal step to that end with the issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.… Continue Reading
The FCC proposes to set the same 100 watt power limit for all 76-77 GHz fixed and vehicle radars aimed in any direction, all the time, moving or stopped.… Continue Reading
Comment deadlines have been set in the wireless signal booster proceeding.… Continue Reading
The FCC has released its proposed 2011 regulatory fees, and with only few exceptions, they reflect increases - in some cases, significant increases - over last year's numbers.… Continue Reading
If you've run into cell phone reception problems, the FCC thinks it may have an answer for you - wireless consumer signal boosters.… Continue Reading
The deadline for reply comments in the TV spectrum re-purposing proceeding has been extended.… Continue Reading
The comment deadlines in the VoIP accessibility rulemaking have been extended.… Continue Reading
Last week we reported on a proposal to expand the requirement that VoIP providers contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund. Deadlines for comments on that proposal have now been set.… Continue Reading
The Commission has invited comments on a wide range of proposed changes to the Lifeline and Link Up components of the Low-Income program funded by the Universal Service Fund.… Continue Reading
At Congress's direction, the FCC is moving forward with proposals that would (a) substantially increase regulatory burdens on VoIP providers and (b) immerse the Commission in areas that aren't exactly within its area of expertise.… Continue Reading
Comment/reply comment deadlines have been set in the FCC's retransmission consent rulemaking proceeding.… Continue Reading
