Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, has formally requested that Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc. provide concrete evidence that they have fully...more
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a Policy Notice modifying and replacing certain requirements outlined in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...more
Federal Communications Commission Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington have each announced that they are departing from the FCC on Friday, June 6. Effective with their departures, the FCC will be down to only...more
This article is based on Carri Bennet’s April 9th presentation at the Palmetto Broadband Coalition Annual Convention in Greenville, S.C.
In December 2024, the White House’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and...more
4/25/2025
/ China ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
NPRM ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications
In order to update the FCC’s records, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice announcing the opening of a one-time information collection (Information Collection) regarding foreign...more
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a waiver loosening its irrevocable standby letter of credit (LOC) requirements for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...more
In April, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to require telecommunications carriers to renew, every 10 years, their international section 214...more
In 1936, during the throes of the Great Depression, the federal government launched the Rural Electrification Act to provide electricity to the people living outside of cities and towns. While 90% of homes in urban and...more
Womble Bond Dickinson attorney Carri Bennet talks with Mark Henriques about how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will greatly benefit broadband expansion, particularly to underserved rural areas. This episode is...more
Takeaways -
..The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would provide $65 billion to upgrade US broadband coverage.
..Rural broadband providers using both fiber and wireless technology have an opportunity to expand...more
8/19/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Federal Funding ,
Fiber Optic Cables ,
Fiber Optic Telecommunications Network ,
Infrastructure ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rural Areas ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry
Today, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order containing 72 directives for more than a dozen federal agencies to impose regulations, largely aimed at Big Tech and Telecom to reshape and promote competition within...more
7/16/2021
/ Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Big Tech ,
Broadband ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Telecommunications ,
Transparency
In this Client Alert, we provide a deep dive on the FCC’s recent Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, that largely repeals the so-called “Open Internet” regulatory framework implemented by the prior FCC Chairman...more
2/6/2018
/ Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Competition ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Popular ,
Reclassification Rules ,
Repeal ,
Section 706 ,
Telecommunications ,
Title II ,
Transparency ,
Verizon ,
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