Federal Communications Commission

Carriers won’t get more time to meet vertical location, or z-axis, accuracy requirements for cellular devices that are set to take effect in April. The Federal Communications has rejected a …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced his intention to step down as chairman on January 20, the same day that President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated. Pai leaves …

The ruling “will no doubt complicate our efforts, but it will not affect our resolve,” says Ergen The Federal Communications Commission has affirmed an earlier decision which found that two …

The Federal Communications Commission has voted along party lines to expand the use of the 4.9 GHz band, over objections from public safety users. The 4.9 GHz spectrum, which consists …

The Trump administration has settled on a new Republican nominee to the Federal Communications Commission: Nathan Simington, a telecom lawyer who has been holding a senior advisor position at the …

In an unexpected move, the Trump administration has abruptly withdrawn its re-nomination of Michael O’Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission, days after O’Rielly signaled that he was troubled by the …

After 16 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission’s Priority Access License auction has raised a little more than $1 billion in bids from its 271 qualified bidders. The PALs with the …

  The Priority Access License has raised nearly $832 million in bids after 13 rounds, including more than $56 million in the 13th round. The auction continues to show an …

  What is the state of broadband deployment in the United States? The simple answer is that despite years of substantial funding and programs focused on broadband expansion, there is …

  The Federal Communications Commission has been doling out special access to spectrum as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to help operators deal with the strains on …

  The Federal Communications Commission has granted the Fire Department of New York expanded access to low-band spectrum in the New York metro area for public safety communications. The T-Band …

FCC scheduled to vote April 23 on new rules for unlicensed use of 6 GHz After taking fairly extensive public comment, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission at its April 23 …

Dynamic spectrum sharing network performance considerations Dynamic spectrum sharing is widely viewed as a key short-term enabler of scaling out 5G networks quickly. Rather than the slow, expensive process of …

  The Federal Communications Commission has temporarily granted T-Mobile US special access to more of the 600 MHz band, to help meet increased demand for mobile broadband by consumers and …

All four national carriers face fines over selling unauthorized access to customer location data The Federal Communications Commission is planning to fine the four national carriers up to $200 million …

Pai’s plan would set a C Band auction for early December 2020 Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today outlined plans for a public auction of mid-band airwaves that would …

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $12.9 million fine for a robocall operator whose spoofed calls allegedly included conspiracy theories, attempts to influence a jury and racist and anti-Semitic …

PAL auction scheduled to begin in June The Federal Communications Commission officially gave the nod yesterday for full commercial deployment in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service shared spectrum, certifying CommScope, …

Auction total hits $7.5 billion, as bidders scoop up licenses in smaller and rural markets A nudge from the Federal Communications Commission has prompted a surge in bidding activity in …

Commissioner Michael O’Rielly mentions “new action” on macro sites in the “very near future” In testimony before the Senate Commerce committee this week, FCC commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Jessica Rosenworcel …

The ongoing Federal Communications Commission auction of millimeter wave licenses has now raised $7 billion in bids, with bidding continuing to slow and jockeying in the most recent round focused …

The ongoing millimeter wave spectrum auction is moving to five rounds of bidding each day, up from three, as bidding slows to a trickle with $6.7 billion raised after 38 …

The Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing Spectrum Frontiers auction of millimeter wave spectrum has raised more than $5.3 billion in bids, after 24 rounds. More than 14,100 licenses are up for grabs across …

As a bipartisan bill to combat robocalls head to President Donald Trump’s desk, the Federal Communications Commission and the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission continue to pursue broader deployment of …

CBA says it is working on effort to put proposed C Band private auction funds toward a rural 5G network In its continued push to lead a private auction of …