CommLaw Monitor
FCC Chairman Pai Announces Creation of a Broadband Deployment Advisory Council
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai marked his first open meeting as Chairman by announcing a new Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (Committee), which is intended to advise the…
Rhode Island Wants to be the First State to Offer 5G; Releases RFI
The state of Rhode Island plans to be the first state to test and launch next generation 5G networks, seeking to make 5G available to all of its communities. This past week, Governor Gina Raimondo announced a joint…
White House Announces ConnectALL Initiative to Spur Broadband Deployment and Adoption
The Administration continues to drive efforts to spur broadband deployment across the country and to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable broadband service. Yesterday afternoon, President Obama announced…
NTIA's BroadbandUSA Announces a Community Connectivity Initiative Workshop, one of the Recommendations from the Broadband Opportunity Council
This mon th marks the one year anniversary of the Presidential Memorandum that created the Broadband Opportunity Council (Council), a federal inter-agency council, tasked with using all available and appropriate…
Bureau of Indian Affairs New Rights-of-Way Rules Provide Clarity and Certainty to Communications Providers
With both Congress and the Administration focused on streamlining federal permitting and promoting Dig Once policies, the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published updated rules for access to…