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5 days ago | 
jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Virginia Hiner Antypas
On April 22, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Notice of Programmatic Waiver (Waiver Notice) providing a 90-day extension of the Final Proposal deadline in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The issuance of the Waiver Notice is the clearest sign yet that the Department of Commerce is pressing forward with its review of the BEAD program.
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4 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
On April 9, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, andTransportation held a confirmation hearing for Olivia Trusty,nominee for the open Republican FCC Commissioner seat. The confirmation hearing covered a range of high-prioritytelecommunications issues, such as broadband subsidy programs,spectrum auction authority, investigation of broadcasters, federaluse of spectrum and the Universal Service Fund.
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4 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
Olivia Trusty, nominee for the open Republican FederalCommunications Commission (FCC or Commission) Commissionerposition, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce,Science, and Transportation. Trusty has significanttelecommunications experience on Capitol Hill and is a longtimeprotégé of Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS).
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4 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC orCommission) released a tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting, which is scheduledto take place on Monday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Commissionreleased public drafts of four items that are expected to beconsidered at the Open Meeting, which are detailed below:1.
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1 month 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 month 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 month 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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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
Arielle Roth, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Commerce forCommunications and Information, appeared before the SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for herconfirmation hearing on March 27. If confirmed, Roth would serve asthe administrator of the National Telecommunications andInformation Administration.
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1 month 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...
