FCC Open Meeting Recap: March
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by Jennifer Rodden Wainwright
5h ago
On this episode of Full Spectrum the Kelley Drye Communications team will be providing summaries of several of the items adopted by the FCC at its most recent open meeting on March 14th. Chip Yorkgitis, partner, will be discussing a number of rules the Commission adopted to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IOT) products. Next, Mike Dover, special counsel, will discuss new requirements for cable and satellite TV providers to provide “all-in” pricing information for their video programming services. Third, Jenny Wainwright, senior associ ..read more
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FCC Open Meeting Recap: February
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by Chip Yorkgitis
1M ago
On this episode of Full Spectrum, partner Chip Yorkgitis, special counsel Mike Dover, and senior associate Jenny Wainwright provide an overview of four items adopted by the FCC at its most recent open meeting on February 15, 2024. First, Mike discusses a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at expanding accessibility of the emergency alert system (EAS) by facilitating dissemination of alerts in languages other than English (0:01:30). Second, Chip summarizes a Report and Order adopting rule changes that permit operations by Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems (WMAS), a new wireless microphone te ..read more
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REMINDER: Responses of All International Section 214 Holders to the Commission’s Mandatory Ownership Information Collection Are Due by January 22, 2024.
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by Chip Yorkgitis
2M ago
In our postings last month, we shared the news that the deadline for responses to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) mandatory ownership information collection (“Information Collection”) applicable to all holders of international Section 214 authority (“International 214 Holders”) has been set as January 22, 2024. We also circulated links to the guidance materials issued by the Office of International Affairs (“OIA”), including the December 13, 2023, Public Notice overview of the process, the detailed 24-page Handbook with a walk-through of responding to the information requests, an ..read more
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Responses from All Holders of Section 214 Authority to Provide International Telecommunications Services to the FCC’s Mandatory Foreign Ownership Information Collection Are Due January 22, 2024
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by Chip Yorkgitis
3M ago
The FCC mandated, in an April 25, 2023, Order, that every holder of an international Section 214 authorization will be obligated to submit current ownership information identifying certain direct and indirect interest holders (the “Information Collection”) by a deadline that would be established by a later notice in the Federal Register. That notice was published in the Federal Register today, setting the deadline to respond to the Information Collection as January 22, 2024 (the “Response Deadline”). In a Supplemental Order (released on August 22, 2023), the FCC provided for a streamlining of ..read more
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FCC Open Meeting Recap: October
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by Thomas W. Cohen
5M ago
On this episode of Full Spectrum partners Tom Cohen and Chip Yorkgitis discuss the Notice of Proposed Rule Making adopted by the Commission at its October 19 Open Meeting in its newly-commenced Open Internet (or Net Neutrality) proceeding proposing to reclassify broadband Internet access service (“BIAS”) from a lightly regulated information service to a telecommunications service regulated under Title II of the Communications Act. The Commission’s Notice proposes to adopt Open Internet rules that are very similar to those previously imposed in 2015 and largely rescinded in 2017. Additionally ..read more
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FCC Open Meeting Recap: September
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by Michael R. Dover
6M ago
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FCC FY 2023 Regulatory Fees Are Due September 20, 2023: The Commission Registration System (Cores) Is Now Open For Payment
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by Chip Yorkgitis
6M ago
The FCC released a Public Notice on August 28, 2023, announcing that the deadline for payment of regulatory fees by licensees and other regulatees is September 20, 2023. The FCC collects annual regulatory fees from most federal licensees and other regulated entities to offset costs associated with the FCC’s enforcement, public service, policy, and rulemaking activities. Fees vary by type of licensee or operating entity. Information regarding the fee schedule for providers of interstate and international telecommunications and telecommunications services, radio frequency spectrum licensees, bro ..read more
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FCC Rejects Request for More Time to Comment on the International Section 214 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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by Chip Yorkgitis
6M ago
In a recent blog post and in our August 14, 2023, Advisory regarding upcoming FCC filings, we noted that the August 31st deadline for comments on the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), adopted in IB Docket No. 23-119 and MD Docket No. 23-134, regarding possible significant changes to the regulatory framework governing International Section 214 authority was the subject of a motion for extension of the comment and reply comment deadlines. Today the Office of International Affairs (“OIA”) released an Order denying that motion. Consequently, the initial comments on the NPRM remain due by ..read more
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USF News: FCC Announces Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model Program
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6M ago
On July 24, 2023, in a Report and Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notice of Inquiry (FCC 23-60), the Commission announced the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) program to promote the deployment of 100/20 Mbps or faster service to all locations served by the program. In the Report and Order, inter alia, the Commission extended the term of support by 10 years for electing carriers, set a methodology for determining support amounts for locations without 100/20 Mbps broadband service, and made all current A-CAM recipients and rate-of-return carriers eligible to rece ..read more
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Deadline in FCC’s Rulemaking Regarding International 214 Holders and Applications Established
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by Chip Yorkgitis
6M ago
In an earlier blog, we summarized a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) the Federal Communications Commission “(FCC” or Commission”) released following its April 2023 Open Meeting. The NPRM foreshadows a potentially radical revision to the regulatory framework governing FCC authorizations for the provision of international telecommunications services under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 (“Section 214”). As we noted, the FCC’s rulemaking is considering changes to almost every aspect of the authorization lifecycle that would create new and increased burdens which may complicate ..read more
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