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3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Douglas Brandon |Sean Conway |Virginia Hiner Antypas

On May 9, President Donald Trump declared the Digital Equity Act unconstitutional and announced that he would be immediately “ending” the programs created under the law. President Trump provided no details on how he would implement the cancellation, including whether he would seek congressional approval for a budget rescission.

4 weeks 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.

2 months 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.