Hosted Payload Episode 12: Mike Carlson / Spaceman
Hosted Payload Episode 11: Erin Boone/Interstellar
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Wireless Legislation on the Way?
Know Before You Go: Federal Standards and Pre-Application Research
FCC Proposes New Rules On Local Wireless Siting
Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies
Unlocking Your Cell Phone Is Now Illegal, but Not for Long
On April 1, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a Public Notice seeking comment on actions to advance the...more
FCC Requests Input on Enhancements for Internet-Based TRS: At its January 29, 2026 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modernize...more
Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. Airport Transmissions Lead to...more
Comments Due for WRC-27 Advisory Committee Recommendations: In a February 23 Public Notice (PN), the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Office of International Affairs invited comment on the World...more
In BBK’s December 2025 legal alert, BBK attorneys Gail Karish, Gerard Lederer and Bennett Givens advised that DISH had starting notifying landlords asserting that unforeseen actions by the Federal Communications Commission...more
Reply Comments Due for Equipment Authorization/Covered List FNPRM: On October 29, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) as part of its ongoing...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is off to a busy start for the new year, with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr releasing a tentative agenda on January 8 for the Commission’s January Open Meeting, which is scheduled to...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering regulatory action to expedite the deployment of wireline and wireless broadband infrastructure by examining state and local permitting practices that it believes may...more
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas will showcase thousands of new products, nearly all of which are subject to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval requirements....more
“Delete, Delete, Delete” Deadline to Oppose Coming Soon: As a part of the Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) approved a Direct Final Rule in October that removes...more
Acting on a National Security Determination, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a first-of-its-kind categorical prohibition on the importation, marketing, and sale of all foreign-produced UAS and UAS critical...more
As our readership is aware, the Application-to-Person (“A2P”) 10-digit long code (“10DLC”) ecosystem continues to evolve as mobile carriers refine their requirements for The Campaign Registry (“TCR”). The year 2025 saw a...more
The rapid expansion of the commercial space economy over the last decade has resulted in demand on spectrum far exceeding the Commission’s expectations at the time it devised and adopted its Upper Microwave Flexible Use...more
Major players in the wireless industry are disputing EchoStar/DISH’s attempt to claim force majeure to excuse them from lease obligations. Local governments, and traditional real estate owners, should be aware of the...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) resumed full operations on November 13, 2025, after a record-breaking 43-day government shutdown, though some databases did not fully come back online until Tuesday, November 18....more
FCC Continues to Suspend Most Operations During Government Shutdown. As the government shutdown continues, Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) operations remain significantly impacted. Key licensing...more
On Tuesday, October 14, CTIA hosted ConnectMobile as part of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas. The event brought together stakeholders from across the messaging and voice ecosystem to discuss how providers can...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has jump-started U.S. spectrum policy with ambitious spectrum auction requirements to repurpose a minimum amount of spectrum on a specified timetable. On October 14, at CTIA’s Everything...more
In the second of two orders released on September 30, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing reforms that purportedly would “free towers and other wireless...more
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
A national wireless provider entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau for marketing a smartphone in the United States prior to receiving equipment authorization for it from the Commission. The phone...more
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently outlined their plans to meet obligations under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) at NTIA's annual...more
The FCC released its annual Report and Order announcing the regulatory fees due for the 2025 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 pm Eastern time on September 25. The FCC's CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...more
‘Delete, Delete, Delete’ Deadline to Oppose Coming Soon: Following Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Carr’s Delete, Delete, Delete Public Notice, this Direct Final Rule (DFR) eliminates several of...more