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FCC Releases First Comprehensive Market Report But With Notable Exclusions

At its December 12 Open Meeting, the FCC adopted its first Communications Marketplace Report, which combines several separate reports into one and is meant to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile wireless,…

FCC Issues Draft Order on Next Spectrum Frontiers Auction

The FCC’s Spectrum Frontiers proceeding, which is focused on making millimeter wave (“mmW”) spectrum available for flexible commercial mobile and fixed use, seems poised to move into a new phase even as the current…

Commission Proposes to Ease Wireless Handset Hearing Aid Compatibility Reporting Obligations

At its November 15 Open Meeting, the FCC intends to vote on a Report and Order (“Order”) to make some important changes to the requirements for wireless service providers to report on the number of hearing aid…

International Facilities-Based Service Providers - List of Foreign Direct Termination Arrangement Routes Due to the FCC by November 14, 2018

International service providers likely celebrated when the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) eliminated the annual International Traffic and Revenue reporting requirement last year but may have forgotten…

FCC Adopts 3.5 GHz Band PAL Licensing Changes

The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC’s” or “Commission’s”) vote at its open meeting on October 23, 2018 on a Report and Order regarding the 3550-3700 MHz band (“3.5 GHz Band”) was split along party lines. This…