CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Considering Partial Grant of Regulatory Forbearance for Incumbent Carriers

Among the items being considered at the upcoming April 12, 2019 Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) open meeting is possible regulatory forbearance of certain legacy regulatory and structural…

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…