CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Opens Proceeding to Reinvigorate Opportunities for TV White Space Devices

On February 28, 2020, at its Open Meeting, the FCC voted to commence a rulemaking to examine the rebalancing of many technical rules governing the deployment of fixed and certain mobile, unlicensed white space devices…

FCC Sets Stage for $4.5 Billion Auction by Resolving Mobility Fund Phase II Challenges

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) took a major step forward on closing the “digital divide” in mobile broadband at its February meeting by unanimously adopting an Order resolving the remaining challenges to…

July FCC Meeting Recap: Wireless Microphones Order on Recon and Further Notice: A Mixed Bag for Manufacturers and Users

On July 13, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) revisited the regulatory framework applicable to wireless microphones in several important ways. The Order on Reconsideration…

Client Advisory: The FCC Initiates Close Look at Wireless Infrastructure Deployment and Investment Issues

At its April 20, 2017 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) initiated two proceedings to review ways in which the Commission might alleviate obstacles wireless providers face at…

Comment Dates Announced for NPRM to Streamline Equipment Authorizations

On August 6, 2015, a summary of the Federal Communications Commission's (“FCC's") Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing changes to further streamline the FCC's equipment authorizations procedures was…