CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Reminder: The Broadband Data Collection (“BDC”) Report is due September 3, 2024

The successor to the Form 477 Local Competition and Broadband Report, the BDC Report collects broadband availability and other data on a semi-annual basis. The next report is due September 3, 2024, and collects data…

FCC Open Meeting Recap: August 2024

On the latest episode of Full Spectrum, we’ll be giving our first take of the items approved by the FCC commissioners at the agency’s August 2024 open meeting. First, senior associate Jenny Wainwright will give an…

Podcast: FCC Open Meeting Recap: July 2024

On the latest episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications group covers a number of Report and Orders and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemakings covered at the FCC’s July Open Meeting. First, Tom Cohen will…

FCC Announces Effective Date for Broadband Reclassification

On May 22, 2024, a notice and summary of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) recent decision to reclassify broadband Internet access service (“BIAS”) as a Title II telecommunications service was published…

Podcast: Overview of FCC Open Internet Report and Order

On this episode of Full Spectrum, we discuss the FCC's decision at its April 2024 Open Meeting to reclassify broadband Internet access service (“BIAS”) from a lightly regulated information service to a…