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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Open Meeting Recap: August

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications team will be discussing several of the matters raised at the FCC’s August 3, 2023, Open Meeting. First, partner Chip Yorkgitis covers a Notice of…

Deadline in FCC’s Rulemaking Regarding International 214 Holders and Applications Established

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…

FCC Open Meeting Recap: June

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications team will be discussing several of the items adopted during the FCC’s June 8, 2023, Open Meeting. First, partner Chip Yorkgitis will cover a Notice of…

USF News: WCB Grants Limited, One-Time Waiver to Number of Lifeline Subscribers

On May 30, 2023, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), in an Order (DA 23-460) on its own motion, granted a limited, one-time waiver to a number of Lifeline subscribers who received incorrect information about the…

FCC Abandons 2015 Forfeiture Policy Statement in Favor of Case-by-Case Approach

While no one is likely to bemoan the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) May 30, 2023, Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) to vacate the 2015 Forfeiture Policy Statement that had adopted a…