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May 6, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller |McKenzie Ahmet |Aaron Francis
Last week, the FCC’s revised rules for the 70/80/90 GHz bands were published in the Federal Register. The revised rules allow point-to-point links to endpoints in motion and allow the use of smaller antennas in the 70 and 80 GHz bands to facilitate the use of backhaul. The rules also seek to improve the accuracy of the link registration database for the 70/80/90 GHz bands by requiring certification of link construction and operation.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jim Baller
FCC Restores Net NeutralityIn a split vote last week, the FCC voted to reclassify broadband service as a Title II telecommunications service under the Communications Act.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Joseph J. Lazzarotti |Jason C. Gavejian |Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller
Skip to main content April 08, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 99 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller |Sophie Levitt |Claude-Étienne Armingaud
The FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (“NAL”) to Vero Broadband, LLC (“Vero”) for failing to obtain the Commission’s prior approval before acquiring entities holding FCC Section 214 authorizations and wireless radio licenses. Domestic Section 214 carriers seeking to transfer control of their lines or authorization to operate must obtain prior approval from the Commission.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller |Angela Santos |Antonio Rivera
The FCC raised the Commission’s benchmark for high-speed fixed broadband to download speeds of 100 megabits per second and upload speeds of 20 megabits per second (“100/20 Mbps”). The most recent benchmark had been 25/3 Mbps, which was set in 2015. The new benchmark now reflects the standards being used in multiple Universal Service Fund programs and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mélanie Bruneau |Francesco Carloni |Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller
Last week, a Petition for Rulemaking was filed by several industry players including the Enterprise Wireless Alliance and Anterix, Inc. requesting the FCC provide an option for 5/5 MHz broadband networks in the 900 MHz band. The proposed rule change is meant to support wide-area, private, and secure wireless broadband networks for business enterprise entities. The proposed rules would allow initial 5/5 MHz authorizations or the expansion of 3/3 MHz licenses upon application.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Paul C. Besozzi |Gretchen Moore |Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller
The FCC issued a reminder to telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers of the obligation to file an annual certification confirming compliance with the FCC’s Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”) rules by March 1, 2024. The CPNI rules require providers to protect CPNI from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Certification filings can be made in the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (“ECFS”) or the FCC’s web-based application.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller |Lynn L. Bergeson |Sarah Hale
The D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) has issued a new Paid Family Leave notice/poster. This notice must be posted in a “conspicuous place”, such as where the employer posts employment-related information, and must be provided to employees, on or before February 1, 2024. The new notice, effective October, 2023, is identical to the previous notice, which was issued in October 2022, except that the maximum weekly benefit has increased. The new maximum weekly benefit is $1,118.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller |Lynn L. Bergeson |Sarah Hale
The FCC adopted a Report and Order authorizing certain point-to-point links to endpoints in motion in the 71-76 GHz (“70 GHz”) and 81-86 GHz (“80 GHz”) bands. The rules also permit the use of smaller and lower-cost antennas to facilitate backhaul service in the 70 and 80 GHz bands. Moreover, the rules mandate a channelization plan and require certification of registered link construction to improve the accuracy of the link registration database.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Ryan Bykerk |Philip Person |Jaimy Alarcon |Jim Baller
The Broadband Data Task Force is seeking comment on its Broadband Data Collection (“BDC”) challenge processes. The challenge process allows stakeholders to challenge the status of a location labeled as either served or unserved by broadband based on information collected through the BDC.
