CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Webinar

Please join us on September 17 for an overview of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund ("RDOF"), the agency’s largest universal service high-cost program designed to support broadband deployment in unserved areas.…

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – June 15, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. Kelley…

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – June 1, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. Kelley…

FCC Proposes 5G Fund for Rural Wireless Networks, But Timing Remains Uncertain

The FCC plans to create a new “5G Fund” offering up to $9 billion over ten years to support the deployment of wireless broadband and voice services in rural and other hard-to-serve areas. Under a Notice of Proposed…

FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Deregulate End-User Charges and Simplify Customer Bills

The FCC has proposed new rules to eliminate several obscure telecommunications charges that were either mandated or authorized for price regulated local exchange carriers and then mirrored by many competitive…