The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has approved C3Spectra’s application to operate an automated frequency coordination (AFC) system, subject to certain conditions. C3Spectra’s AFC system has undergone lab testing and a public trial, as directed by OET. C3Spectra’s AFC system is now permitted to manage access to spectrum in the U-NII-5 (5.925-6.425 GHz)
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program Final Proposals for Delaware and Louisiana. Delaware’s Final Proposal outlines its plan for using more than $107 million in allocated BEAD funding to connect 5,721 households and businesses. Louisiana’s Final Proposal outlines its plan for
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service has announced the opening of the filing window for the FY 2025 Community Connect Grant Program. The filing window for application will open on February 20, 2025, and close on April 11, 2025. The Community Connect Grant Program awards funds to eligible applicants to construct broadband networks
The FCC has released a Memorandum Opinion and Order, which reverses the Administrative Law Judge’s Initial Decision that found that Mongoose Works, Ltd. (Mongoose) was entitled to an additional payment of $69,686 stemming from the Commission’s transition of incumbent services out of the lower portion of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band (C-band) into the upper portion
The FCC has adopted the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric as the data source for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund location readjustment process. The Fabric, an up-to-date and comprehensive source for identifying broadband serviceable locations, will be used prior to the six-year RDOF service milestone to maximize the number of consumers served through RDOF support. The
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on a proposal to repurpose the 1675-1680 MHz band, currently used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for time-sensitive satellite data, for shared use between incumbent federal operations and non-federal fixed and mobile operations, on a co-primary basis. The FCC had previously
The FCC has adopted rules that will increase the compliance burdens on Robocall Mitigation Database filers. The Robocall Mitigation Database houses information regarding service providers’ compliance with the FCC’s STIR/SHAKEN requirements. The adopted rules, among other things, require providers to make updates to their Database information within 10 days of any change; establish a higher
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Report and Order to advance the availability of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) for individuals with limited English proficiency. The FCC will require commercial mobile service providers that participate in WEA (Participating CMS Providers) to implement multilingual templates that alert originators can choose to send
The FCC has adjusted its Schedule of Application Fees for processing applications and other filings. Pursuant to Section 8(b)(1) of the Communications Act, in every even-numbered year, the Commission must adjust the schedule of its application fees to reflect increases or decreases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rounded to the nearest $5 increment. The
The E-BRIDGE Act (H.R.1752) has been signed into law as part of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (S. 4367). The bill would remove hurdles under the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants and allow the EDA to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships to carry
