Broadband

FCC Adopts Rules Requiring Broadband Providers to Display Point-of-Sale Labels and Proposes New Rules Promoting Equal Access to Broadband Services

By Glenn S. Richards and Elizabeth Craig|2023-01-10T12:28:41-06:00January 10th, 2023|Legal News|

Broadband Providers Required to Display Point of Sale Labels On November 17, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order (Order) adopting rules requiring broadband internet service providers (ISPs or providers) to prominently display labels disclosing information about broadband prices, rates, data allowances and broadband speeds. The FCC has not yet announced […]

President Biden Renominates Sohn to FCC

By Brianna Perrone and Frank Montero|2023-01-10T10:29:07-06:00January 10th, 2023|Legal News|

After a drawn-out Senate battle last year which resulted in no confirmation, President Joe Biden has once again nominated Gigi Sohn for the fifth FCC Commissioner seat. Sohn, a former top FCC adviser, is also the co-founder of Public Knowledge, a non-profit advocating for copyright, telecommunications, and internet policies. If confirmed, Sohn would fill out...… Continue Reading

FCC Announces September 24 Regulatory Fee Deadline and Launches Proceeding on Who Should Pay the Fees

By Scott R. Flick and Lauren Lynch Flick|2021-09-07T17:22:29-05:00September 7th, 2021|Legal News|

Each year with the end of summer comes an announcement from the FCC as to how it is divvying up its operating costs to then charge its regulatees in the form of regulatory fees. This annual ritual, required by Congress, makes the FCC virtually unique among federal agencies in funding its operations by passing the […]

Broadband Infrastructure Grants: Partnering With Your Local Community

By Jamie Troup|2021-05-24T14:53:47-05:00May 24th, 2021|Legal News|

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) has announced the application requirements for the $288 million Broadband Infrastructure Program. This program will make awards in the range of $5 million to $30 million for fixed broadband infrastructure expansion critical to closing the rural/urban digital divide. While state and local governments will be...… Continue Reading

FCC Releases List of Communications Equipment and Services Raising National Security Risks

By Glenn S. Richards, Lee G. Petro and Simone A. Wood|2021-03-14T14:02:36-05:00March 14th, 2021|Legal News|

Bringing to a close the process initiated with the adoption of the Secure and Trusted Communications Act of 2019, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released its list of communications equipment and services that it has deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security. US-based service providers are prohibited from receiving […]

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ January 2021

By Scott R. Flick, Warren A. Kessler and Simone A. Wood|2021-01-28T14:27:17-06:00January 28th, 2021|Legal News|

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: Idaho Man Behind Racist Robocall Campaigns Fined $9.9 Million for Thousands of Illegally Spoofed Robocalls FCC Affirms $233,000 Fine Against Large Radio Group for Sponsorship […]

Latest COVID-19 Relief and Government Funding Package Includes Key Communications Provisions

By Simone A. Wood and Lee G. Petro|2021-01-07T15:17:49-06:00January 7th, 2021|Legal News|

The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, a $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and omnibus government funding package, contains several noteworthy communications-related measures, including $7 billion in funding for broadband initiatives and expanded television and radio station eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). $7 Billion in Broadband […]

Selected New Developments in Broadband – through June 16

By Jeffrey Mitchell|2020-06-16T11:10:59-05:00June 16th, 2020|Legal News|

Selected New Developments in Broadband – through June 16 Capitol Hill The Trump Administration has again voiced support for a $2 trillion stimulus and infrastructure package (that would presumably have a broadband component), but Senate Republicans are not there yet. In May, the House passed the Democrats’ multi-trillion dollar Heroes Act on a party-line vote....… Continue Reading

FCC Adopts Order to Realign the 900 MHz Band

By FHH Law|2020-05-19T08:26:27-05:00May 19th, 2020|Legal News|

On May 13, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted on circulation a Report and Order (“Order”) during its open meeting that would transform the 900 MHz band to enable broadband deployment. We wrote an article about the proposed changes last month. That article is still relevant as the draft report was adopted essentially as...… Continue Reading