CommLaw Monitor
COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know
As COVID-19 has reached pandemic levels, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers and actions. Kelley Drye’s Communications…
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…
Pai Offers Highlights of His 3.7-4.2 GHz Band Proposal; Particulars Presently Forthcoming
On Thursday, February 6, in a speech at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai outlined his proposal for the realignment of 3.7-4.2 GHz, the so-called C-Band.…
FCC to Propose National Crisis Hotline, Tackle Mid-Band Spectrum Items at December Meeting
The FCC plans to follow last month’s major 911 location accuracy item with another significant public safety rulemaking at its next meeting scheduled for December 12, 2019. Under the FCC’s plan, all telecommunications…
Podcast: IoT Security
From smart homes and self-driving vehicles to drones and healthcare monitoring, Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities are a hot topic for both manufacturers and consumers. The most recent episode of Kelley Drye’s Full…