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Mondaq News Alerts
April 25, 2018
On March 22, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) proposing the ... Despite voting in favor of the proposal, Commissioner Michael O'Rielly said that the database proposal needed to be reassessed in light of the rulingÃâà...
ACA International
April 25, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comments regarding the impact the decision in ACA International v. ... All of the commissioners voted to approve the FNPRM March 22 except Democrat Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, who approved in part and dissented in part, ACA InternationalÃâà...
KRWG
April 25, 2018
M.) met with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to discuss improving access to high-speed internet in Tribal ... Earlier this month, Senator Heinrich convened a panel with the American Library Association and Commissioner Clyburn on improving access toÃâà...
Lexology
April 24, 2018
In 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) initiated a rulemaking proceeding proposing changes to the process of reviewing certain Section 214 and submarine cable landing license applications, conducted by the group of Executive Branch agencies commonly referred toÃâà...
WACH.com
April 24, 2018
COLUMBIA (WACH) ---- Mignon Clyburn, a South Carolina native has been a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission or FCC since 2009. She recently announced that she is stepping down. Since her announcement many across the nation are worried about the state of communications and someÃâà...
The Hill
April 23, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) top lawyer says that Republican commissioners who attended the Conservative Political Action ... as defined by the Hatch Act, there was no need for any Commissioner to abide by the limitations that the Act places on the use of appropriated funds, officialÃâà...
Mobile World Live
April 19, 2018
US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a consultation process on a proposal to block smaller operators from using ... FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement that she would vote to approve the proposal as it supports Congress' concerns “about theÃâà...
Wireless Week
April 19, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission this week voted to begin the process of conducting spectrum auctions later this year. ... Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel lauded the FCC's first auction directed at 5G networks, but suggested that the agency make its plans for future high- and mid-bandÃâà...
NPR
April 18, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission announced the settlement Monday, saying that in the course of the agency's investigation, T-Mobile acknowledged it ... Mignon Clyburn, an FCC commissioner, issued a strongly worded dissent to Monday's decision, objecting to what she described as a "severelyÃâà...
Markets Insider
April 18, 2018
... Kluwer'sTR Daily, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously proposed prohibiting the use of universal service support for telecommunications service providers deemed national security threats during today's Open Commission Meeting, despite some Commissioners' concerns aboutÃâà...
SpaceNews
April 18, 2018
WASHINGTON — An FCC commissioner said Tuesday she was astonished the White House did not give the telecom regulatory agency a seat on the National Space Council. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said April 17 that the Federal Communications Commission “needs to coordinate moreÃâà...
The Hill
April 18, 2018
The Democratic commissioner has held her post at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) since being nominated by former President Obama ... Her departure will leave the FCC at four commissioners total, three Republicans and one Democrat, until Clyburn's Democratic successor is confirmed.
Business Insider
April 12, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission's final report on the incident followed disclosures that the employee who issued the warning mistook a test drill for an ... FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement the report found the alert "the result of multiple human and operational failures.
NPR
April 11, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission recommended on Tuesday that emergency workers drop the phrase "This is not a drill" when conducting ... And following the release of the report, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel also described the false alert as "unacceptable" in a written statement.
Las Vegas Sun
April 10, 2018
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel takes her seat before the start of their open hearing and vote on Net Neutrality in Washington, ... Jessica Rosenworcel, the commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, is familiar with the term “fake news.
Highlander Newspaper
April 3, 2018
In an effort to address such concerns, Congressman Mark Takano (D-41) hosted a forum alongside Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on Tuesday, March 27 regarding net neutrality. Commissioner Clyburn is one of the five leaders in the FCC involved in the vote toÃâà...
The Daily Dot
April 2, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to ease up on certain regulatory requirements, including historic and environmental ... and gives short shrift to our most basic environmental and historic preservation values,” Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said. “What weÃâà...
Press-Enterprise
March 30, 2018
So say a commissioner from the Federal Communications Commission and a congressman from the Inland Empire, who this week stressed the ... After the forum in Riverside, one of the FCC commissioners who dissented in that 3-2 vote, Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat appointed by Barrack Obama, and Rep.
Press-Enterprise
March 29, 2018
So say a commissioner from the Federal Communications Commission and a congressman from the Inland Empire, who this week stressed the ... After the forum in Riverside, one of the FCC commissioners who dissented in that 3-2 vote, Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat appointed by Barrack Obama, and Rep.
Niagara Gazette
March 26, 2018
"Commissioner (Ajit) Pai from the FCC has made broadband number one for the entire country. ... In December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a press release announcing that it had identified around one million homes and businesses that were eligible to receive a portion of $2Ãâà...
WBAL Baltimore
March 23, 2018
The commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission was in Baltimore Thursday to discuss options for getting broadband internet to more residents in the area. Officials from mobile carrier T-Mobile were on hand to show the commissioner a new small cell site installed on the corner of OrleansÃâà...
Smart Cities Dive
March 23, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to relax rules on the national approval process for deploying small cells, the hardware required to ... Debbie Dingell, D-MI, sent a letter to FCC commissioner Brendan Carr urging him to reconsider to protect the environmental review process.
InsideSources
March 23, 2018
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission passed new rules to streamline and expedite the deployment of 5G networks around the country. According to commissioners, the leaner permitting process is a natural extension of the transition from large cell phone towers to smaller and smallerÃâà...
America Magazine
March 23, 2018
This is a screen grab from the Federal Communications Commission's program LifeLine. The 33-year-old phone and internet subsidy for the poorest Americans is in danger of being slashed by the FCC. ... commission. Now, under a Republican president, a majority of the commissioners are Republicans.
EdScoop News
March 23, 2018
A decision this week by the Federal Communications Commission will potentially help schools that suffer from poor mobile phone reception — not only providing ... FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, noted in a written statement that “hundreds of thousands of signal boosters have beenÃâà...
Radio Ink
March 23, 2018
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O'Rielly, Brendan Carr and Jessica Rosenworcel will participate in four separate sessions at NAB Show, April 7-12 in Las Vegas. Pai will deliver remarks at the “We Are Broadcasters Celebration,” Tuesday, April 10,Ãâà...
CNET
March 22, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission is altering regulations so wireless carriers can deploy 5G faster. In a 3-2, party-line vote Thursday, agency commissioners passed a measure that exempts small cell radio deployments from federal environmental and historical preservation reviews originally meantÃâà...
Mondaq News Alerts
March 21, 2018
16, 2018).The ruling appears to pare back significantly the scope of activity that may be subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227, and its implementing regulations at 47 C.F.R. 64.1200 (collectively, the “TCPA”), as interpreted by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”).
ACA International
March 21, 2018
Federal Communications Commission, et al. Following welcome remarks by Patrick Webre, chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at the FCC, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, FTC Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen and FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Shuster will speak among panelistsÃâà...
Record Herald
March 21, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that 2015 regulations from the Federal Communications Commission could wrongly classify every smartphone as an autodialing device subject to ... FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said in a tweet the ruling was “not good.
Fox Business
March 21, 2018
5G networks will require hundreds of new MHz of spectrum, much of it currently controlled by the federal government. We have seen concrete steps ... Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, Mrs. Baker served as a Commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) until June 2011.
insideARM.com
March 20, 2018
Now that the D.C. Circuit Court has issued its long-awaited decision in the case of ACA International, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), all parties are looking to what's next. The main point of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was to curb unwanted and illegal robocalls.
WIRED
March 20, 2018
As wireless uses proliferated during the past two decades, the Federal Communications Commission generally distributed spectrum by selling licenses for exclusive use at auction. The highest bidder would walk away from an auction of specific spectrum bands with the right to exclude others and to use theÃâà...
WPRO
March 20, 2018
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A representative with the Federal Communications Commission has levied heavy criticism on Rhode Island for diverting 911 fees, calling it an “enormous deception.” FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly gave his statements during a meeting with first responders at the CranstonÃâà...
insideARM.com
March 20, 2018
Now that the D.C. Circuit Court has issued its long-awaited decision in the case of ACA International, et al., v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), all parties are looking to what's next. The main point of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was to curb unwanted and illegal robocalls.
U.S. News & World Report
March 20, 2018
Federal Communications Commission member criticized Rhode Island for diverting 911 fees, calling it an "enormous deception". March 20, 2018, at ... FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly gave his statements during a meeting with first responders at the Cranston Central Library Monday. O'Rielly says theÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 19, 2018
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A representative with the Federal Communications Commission has levied heavy criticism on Rhode Island for diverting 911 fees, calling it an “enormous deception.” FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly gave his statements during a meeting with first responders at the CranstonÃâà...
Redding Record Searchlight
March 18, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that 2015 regulations from the Federal Communications Commission could wrongly classify every smartphone as an autodialing device subject to ... FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said in a tweet the ruling was "not good.
Turn to 10
March 17, 2018
Regulators with the Federal Communications Commission said Rhode Island is one of several states now blocked from applying for some federal public safety grants ... “In Rhode Island, 60 percent of the funding is going to other purposes, into your General Fund,” FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly said.
The Providence Journal
March 16, 2018
The FCC commissioner is coming to Cranston on Monday to hear from first responders in 911 summit planned by Rep. Robert Lancia of Cranston. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island is one of the six states at the top of the “name-and-shame” list the Federal Communications Commission publishesÃâà...
Competitive Enterprise Institute (blog)
March 16, 2018
At its Open Commission Meeting on March 22, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on reducing some of the federal red tape slowing ... In a February 2018 statement, Commissioner Carr said it is hopeful the reforms will “reduce the regulatory costs of small cell deployment by 80%, cutsÃâà...
Route Fifty
March 16, 2018
A group of 36 local elected officials, mostly mayors, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday criticizing its efforts to ... aren't impeding rapid 5G deployment sought by the U.S. wireless industry in its race with China, a narrative perpetuated by several FCC commissioners. One ofÃâà...
Slate Magazine
March 14, 2018
The internet providers that cheered on the Federal Communications Commission's killing of net neutrality in December may yet regret getting the thing they ... But after Donald Trump became president and FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai took over as chairman of the agency, it abruptly ended that inquiry.
Mobile World Live
March 14, 2018
Geoffrey Starks, assistant chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau, emerged as the top contender to succeed commissioner Mignon Clyburn (pictured) when her tenure is up in early 2019. Though at least three other candidates were rumoured to be in the running, PoliticoÃâà...
The Olympian
March 14, 2018
It is a worthy step toward correcting a mistake by the Federal Communications Commission, which may lead to unwanted favoritism in the delivery of Internet ... The FCC rule, adopted on a partisan vote by the five appointed commissioners in December, could favor huge tech firms that hold virtual marketÃâà...
The WasteWatcher (blog)
March 14, 2018
Yet, streamlining processes at the state level is only one part of the equation for reducing the regulatory footprint on telecommunications. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr, who has led the charge at the agency on 5G deployment, has indicates that deploying 5GÃâà...
The Verge
March 13, 2018
A confluence of market failures, political intransigence, and public indifference has created a broken billing system that veteran Federal Communications Commission official Mignon Clyburn has called “the greatest, most distressing, type of injustice I have ever seen in the communications sector.”.
Axios
March 13, 2018
Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr told Axios Monday that he's looking forward to addressing state and local regulations he believes might be ... “I think in large measure this is one that is much more squarely in the bailiwick of the Federal Trade Commission, and we look for sort of their leadership on these issuesÃâà...
The Hill
March 13, 2018
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on a proposal to modernize certain federal reviews for small cells — modern wireless antennas ... When FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the agency's proposal last week, he rightly said, “For next-gen networks, we need next-gen regulations.
TechRadar
March 5, 2018
Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have taken steps to ensure legislation is suitable for the rollout of 5G networks, which is expected to start in 2019. In two separate developments, the European Parliament, Council and Commission have reached provisional agreement on new telecoms and spectrumÃâà...
