CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Spectrum Takes Center Stage Again at FCC October Meeting

At last week’s 5G summit at the White House, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced his Facilitate America’s Superiority in 5G Technology (“5G FAST Plan”) . The first of the three components of the Chairman’s announced…

FCC Moves to Further Deregulate Business Data Services

Nearly a year after it ordered sweeping deregulation of the business data services (“BDS”) market, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) proposed new rules that would allow certain small rural carriers to move…

The FCC Deregulates Most Business Data Services

Ending a decade-long examination of incumbent carrier special access and related services, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC), on April 28, 2017, released a Report & Order (the Order) setting…