FCC moves to 5G auction assignment, Rosenworcel appoints staff
The FCC released final guidance on the upcoming assignment phase of the 5G auction of C-band spectrum which has already ...
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Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chairwoman of FCC
President Biden named Jessica Rosenworcel to serve as acting chair or the FCC until an official chair is confirmed by ...
3.7 GHz spectrum auction tops $80 billion
The FCC's Aution 107 for flexible‐use overlay licenses for spectrum in the 3.7–3.98 GHz band concluded with a record $80.9 ...
FCC considers revamping the 12 GHz Band currently used by DBS
The FCC is seeking comment on how to maximize efficient use of the 500 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the ...
Bidding on 3.7 GHz spectrum tops $78 billion
The FCC's ongoing auction of spectrum in the 3.7–3.98 GHz band has topped $78 billion - the highest-grossing spectrum auction ...
U.S. establishes $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Connectivity fund
The FCC will implement an Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund of $3.2 billion. Eligible households may receive a discount off the ...
U.S. Covid-19 relief bill provides $1.9 billion to rip/replace Huawei
The $900 billion coronavirus relief package approved by the U.S. Congress contains several provisions for telecommunications, including $1.9 billion to ...
CenturyLink to pay $500K for Dec 2018 outage
The FCC and CenturyLink agreed to settle a case involving a multistate outage on one of CenturyLink’s transport networks that ...
FCC adopts rules to secure communications
The FCC adopted rules to implement the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, aimed at protecting the security ...
FCC’s C-Band spectrum auction gets underway
The FCC kicked off its auction of 280 megahertz of prime mid-band spectrum in the 3.7-3.98 GHz band—a portion of ...
U.S. Senate confirms Nathan Simington to FCC
The U.S. Senate 49-46 to confirm Nathan Simington to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission. He takes the seat ...
FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund phase one auction
The FCC announced the results of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction in which cable operators, electric cooperatives, ...
FCC authorizes first Wi-Fi device for 6 GHz spectrum band
The FCC authorized the first Wi-Fi device for use in the 6 GHz spectrum band (5.925–7.125 GHz). Specifically, the FCC’s Office ...
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