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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Joseph S. Calascione |Sean Conway
Olivia Trusty, nominee for the open Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Commissioner position, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Trusty has significant telecommunications experience on Capitol Hill and is a longtime protégé of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS).
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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Joseph S. Calascione |Sean Conway
On April 9, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a confirmation hearing for Olivia Trusty, nominee for the open Republican FCC Commissioner seat. The confirmation hearing covered a range of high-priority telecommunications issues, such as broadband subsidy programs, spectrum auction authority, investigation of broadcasters, federal use of spectrum and the Universal Service Fund.
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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Joseph S. Calascione |Sean Conway
On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Commission released public drafts of four items that are expected to be considered at the Open Meeting, which are detailed below:1.
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Joseph S. Calascione |Sean Conway
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held its March Open Meeting last Thursday, March 27, during which it voted to adopt the three items discussed in our last blog post and recent client alert: (1) a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) exploring alternatives to Global Positioning Technology (GPS), (2) a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) containing proposals to ensure the reliability and interoperability of Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks, and (3) an FNPRM seeking comment on...
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Joseph S. Calascione |Sean Conway
Arielle Roth, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for her confirmation hearing on March 27. If confirmed, Roth would serve as the administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
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1 month ago | 
lexology.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings |Virginia Hiner Antypas |Joseph S. Calascione | +1 more
On March 6, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Commission released public drafts of three of the four items expected to be considered at the Open Meeting, which are detailed below. The fourth item involves a restricted adjudicatory matter from the Media Bureau and it will not be released until after the Commission has voted on the item at the Open Meeting. 1.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Steven A. Rowings |Joseph S. Calascione
On September 27, 2024, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel gave
a speech on AI regulation by the FCC, highlighting her goal of
improving transparency in the use of AI technology in the
communications industry. The speech follows recent enforcement
actions targeting the use of generative AI in political robocalls,
as well as two AI-specific NPRMs released this summer.
The first NPRM addressed requirements regarding the disclosure
of AI in political advertisements.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Joseph S. Calascione |Z.W. Julius Chen
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Universal Service Fund (USF) funding mechanism is unconstitutional. The full court, sitting en banc, rejected the framework established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) for determining and collecting USF contributions. In its ruling, the court found fault with the Communications Act for conferring broad discretion upon the FCC to establish USF contribution rates.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Joseph S. Calascione |Z.W. Julius Chen
On September 9, 2024, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced at an event in Washington, D.C. that the agency will be seeking Supreme Court review of a recent decision finding aspects of the FCC’s universal service program unconstitutional.
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May 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Steven A. Rowings |Joseph S. Calascione
On Thursday, April 25, the FCC voted 3–2 to reinstate the
Commission's net neutrality framework by reclassifying
broadband internet access service as a Telecommunications Service,
which is regulated under Title II of the Communications Act.
