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1 week ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
AG Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP More Akin is a law firm focused on providing extraordinary client service, a rewarding environment for our diverse workforce and exceptional legal representation irrespective of ability to pay. The deep transactional, litigation, regulatory and policy experience we bring to client engagements helps us craft innovative, effective solutions and strategies.
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1 week ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
On June 5, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) releaseda tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting,which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 26 at 10:30 AMET. This release occurred a day before Commissioners Simington and Starks stepped down from their roles at theFCC, leaving the Commission with only two sittingcommissioners—Chairman Carr and Commissioner Gomez. A quorumof three commissioners is required in order for the FCC to conductCommission-level business.
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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
On June 6, 2025, the Commerce Department released itslong-awaited guidance for future implementation of the $42.5billion Broadand, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Entitled a BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice(Guidance), the Guidance contemplates sweeping changes to nearlyevery aspect of the BEAD Program. Most notably:It asks states to opt-in to the changes contemplated inthe Guidance.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
The FCC initiates this proceeding to protect the nation'scommunications infrastructure from foreign threats by proposing toexpand foreign ownership disclosure requirements for coveredCommission-issued licenses and authorizations. The proposals are intended to give the Commission, and thepublic, a new and comprehensive view of entities holding licensesand authorizations in the communications sector that are subject tothe ownership, jurisdiction, direction, or control of a foreignadversary.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
AG Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP More Akin is a law firm focused on providing extraordinary client service, a rewarding environment for our diverse workforce and exceptional legal representation irrespective of ability to pay. The deep transactional, litigation, regulatory and policy experience we bring to client engagements helps us craft innovative, effective solutions and strategies.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
On April 22, 2025, the National Telecommunications andInformation Administration (NTIA) issued a Notice of ProgrammaticWaiver (Waiver Notice) providing a 90-day extension of the FinalProposal deadline in the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment(BEAD) program. The issuance of the Waiver Notice is the clearestsign yet that the Department of Commerce is pressing forward withits review of the BEAD program.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Steven A. Rowings
On May 9, President Donald Trump declared the Digital EquityAct unconstitutional and announced that he would be immediately"ending" the programs created under the law. President Trump provided no details on how he would implementthe cancellation, including whether he would seek congressionalapproval for a budget rescission.
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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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.
