Monty Tayloe

3 days ago | communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Monty Tayloe

Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today! Carr noted the pending departures of Commissioners Nathan Simington and Geoffrey Starks, which will mean a commission without a quorum for the moment (see 2506040073). “As the saying goes, the show must go on,” Carr wrote. “There’s a lot of time between now and our scheduled … meeting.

3 days ago | communicationsdaily.com | Jimm Phillips |Monty Tayloe |Howard Buskirk

“I look forward to continuing to serve the public interest in the years ahead and to contributing to the vital conversations surrounding our communications infrastructure, national security, and technological leadership,” Simington said.

4 days ago | communicationsdaily.com | Monty Tayloe |Howard Buskirk |Jimm Phillips

Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today! The makeup of the agency is already in flux: Current Democratic Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said he will leave before the FCC's planned June 26 meeting (see 2505220043), and Senate confirmation of Republican Olivia Trusty isn’t expected until late June or July (see 2505290053).

4 days ago | communicationsdaily.com | Monty Tayloe

Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today! The ATSC 3.0 transition “is an all-hands-on-deck initiative critical to the long-term vitality of broadcast TV, while the Petition is a significant step down the wrong path,” said NAB.

5 days ago | communicationsdaily.com | Jimm Phillips |Monty Tayloe

The Trump administration proposed $416.1 million for the FCC in FY26, including $13.5 million for its Office of Inspector General. That’s more than a 6% increase from what the commission received in FY 2024 (see 2403250015). Congress extended all federal agencies’ FY24 funding levels into FY25 via a March continuing resolution (see 2503170058). The FCC is also requesting $132.7 million for its spectrum auctions program for FY26, the Trump administration said.