CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Webinar

Please join us on September 17 for an overview of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund ("RDOF"), the agency’s largest universal service high-cost program designed to support broadband deployment in unserved areas.…

FCC Maps Out Requirements for Broadband Deployment Data Collection Framework

At its July 16, 2020 meeting, the FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("R&O and FNPRM") to facilitate development of new broadband deployment maps and data sets. According to the…

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – June 29, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. Kelley…

FCC Modifies CAF Broadband Performance Testing Requirements

The FCC adopted an Order on Reconsideration at its October 25, 2019 meeting modifying the broadband performance testing requirements for service providers receiving Connect America Fund (“CAF”) high-cost support. Under…

FCC’s October Meeting Has No Spectrum Item or Particular Theme

Last week, the FCC announced its tentative agenda for its upcoming October 25, 2019 open meeting and released drafts of the items on which the commissioners will vote. There is a notable lack of a spectrum item on the…