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Call to Action: Impending Threat to Communities’ Property Rights, Revenues and Police Powers Demands Planning and Response from...

Local governments must prepare now for renewed efforts in Washington, D.C. to restrict, and in some cases, eliminate a community’s ability to manage their property, receive fair compensation for the private use of public...more

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Expectations for a Chairman Carr Led Federal Communications Commission

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With a unified Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress, there will be a dramatic shift in regulatory policy changing how the communications and technology industries interact with government. These...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Rules Under Scrutiny: Net Neutrality, Digital Discrimination, and Consumer Protections

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit heard oral arguments on a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules, which reclassified broadband Internet access services under Title II of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Post-Election Takeaways for TMT

The 2024 election is over and Republicans are poised in January to take over Washington, D.C.—in the White House, on the Hill, at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and at other agencies (the National...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Reverse Preemption Round-Up: Two States Adopt Rulings on Pole Attachment Matters

State regulators in two states that have certified to the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") that they regulate pole attachments recently released orders resolving important pole attachment and broadband deployment...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York State Public Service Commission Adopts Modified Pole Attachment Rules

After a lengthy rulemaking process conducted pursuant to a legislative directive from the New York State Assembly, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) entered an Order adopting modified pole attachment rules to...more

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What’s New in Wireless - April 2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

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What’s New in Wireless - March 2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

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Hosted Payload Episode 11: Erin Boone/Interstellar

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Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece Interstellar turns 10 years old this year. Erin Boone, the Chief of Staff for FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington, drops by Hosted Payload to give it a fresh look and talk tesseracts, time...more

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What's New in Wireless - January 2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC's Expansive New Rules Prohibiting "Digital Discrimination" in Broadband Access

On November 20, 2023, as required by Section 60506 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Infrastructure Act), 47 U.S.C. § 1754, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Report and Order and Further...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Reforms Pole Attachment Rules to Promote Broadband Deployment

On December 15, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the text of its long awaited Fourth Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing pole replacement...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Moves to Revive Net Neutrality Rules, Setting Up Another Lengthy Regulatory Battle

Key Points - In a 3-2 vote, the FCC moved to advance a proposal that would restore so-called "net neutrality" rules and allow the agency to regulate broadband internet access service as a utility. The vote marks the start...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State Broadband Funding Awards Announced; Another Step Toward Universal Broadband in the U.S.

In late June, the Biden administration took the widely anticipated step of announcing initial financial award amounts made under the auspices of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Broadband Equity, Access and...more

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FCC Updates International Section 214 Final Order and NPRM

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The FCC has released the final version of its proposed international Section 214 updates, with a few minor but notable changes compared to the draft version we wrote about here. Specifically: The final version clarifies...more

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FCC Strengthens Foreign Ownership Disclosure Requirements for Providers Holding International Section 214 Authorizations - 5%...

Taking another step to further regulate foreign participation in the U.S. telecommunications marketplace, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted an Order and Notice...more

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Qualifying Qualified Broadband Projects: NABL’s Request for Guidance to Clarify Qualified Broadband Project Provisions

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) has provisions to encourage investment in high-speed broadband projects, but as written, the legislation leaves open for interpretation several provisions. Guidance or...more

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FCC Launches Rulemaking on Spectrum for Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone) Operations

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The Federal Communications Commission has taken the next step toward its goal of providing operators of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) access to protected and licensed spectrum, releasing a notice of proposed rulemaking...more

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BEAD Grant and Map Timing Announced

Congress passed the Broadband DATA Act in 2020, directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to collect more granular data regarding broadband service availability in order to create a publicly accessible, nationwide...more

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FCC Initiates Inquiry to Explore Spectrum Needs of Offshore Windfarms, Oil Rigs, and Other Offshore Infrastructure

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In a recent Notice of Inquiry, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) signaled that it may free up radio spectrum for offshore broadband networks and connectivity to land-based systems to support next...more

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Process for Federal Internet Infrastructure & Digital Equity Fund Distribution Begins

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) recently released Notices of Funding Opportunity for several programs adopted as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

“Internet for All” Notice of Funding Opportunity Released: Key Elements of NTIA’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Development...

Consistent with its implementation obligations under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce...more

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The Infrastructure Act’s Impact on the Energy and Technology Industries

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is slated to provide unprecedented levels of federal spending toward physical infrastructure, allocating $1.2 trillion not only for funding roads, bridges, and rails, but also...more

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Ninth Circuit Approves California's Net Neutrality Law, Shifts Focus to FCC

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In 2018, the FCC deregulated broadband internet access service, repealed its 2015 net neutrality rules, and specified that these actions were intended to preempt state net neutrality laws. On appeal, the D.C. Circuit upheld...more

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NTIA Issues a Request for Comment on Broadband Funding Programs

This request for comment is the first formal step for NTIA to establish rules for distributing more than $48 billion in broadband funding contained in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. NTIA is seeking comments...more

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