CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Open Meeting Recap

The FCC took a flurry of actions at yesterday's monthly open meeting . Fulfilling this blog's role as your resource for news and helpful links, below is your guide to yesterday's actions. Wireless Market Report : The…

FCC Announces Schedule for National Broadband Plan Proceedings

Thursday, April 8, 2010, the FCC released its Broadband Action Agenda describing the purpose and timing of more than 60 rulemakings and other actions the agency plans to conduct in order to implement its recently…

FCC Releases Anticipated National Broadband Plan

On March 16, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced the release of the National Broadband Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan outlines sweeping proposals intended to accelerate broadband access and…

Broadband Plan is Only Item on FCC December Agenda

As we do regularly in this blog, we preview significant items to be presented at the FCC's upcoming monthly meeting. This month it is easy, because the FCC's agenda includes only one item: an update on the development…

FCC Outlines Upcoming Broadband Activities and Schedule at Public Meeting

After opening remarks from new Chairman Genachowski and Commissioner Copps, the FCC outlined its schedule and process for the creation of a National Broadband Plan by February 17, 2010, as mandated by Congress. The…