CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – September 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact how Americans connect at work and home, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers,…

FCC Opens New Chapter in Repurposing Spectrum in the 3 GHz Band

In the wake of the recent completion of the 3550-3650 MHz auction of Priority Access Licenses (“PALs”) in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (“CBRS”) making 70 megahertz of so-called mid-band spectrum available, and…

Join Kelley Drye at the 2020 INCOMPAS Show

The 2020 election is likely to bring changes to the FCC, regardless of which party wins the presidential election. What process and substantive changes will the next administration bring to the FCC? Join Partners John…

Podcast: Closing the Digital Divide and Enabling Connected Life

Americans who lack high-speed broadband internet access are caught on the wrong side of the “ Digital Divide,” with students facing a “homework gap” and adults, and even entire communities, facing an “opportunity gap”…

Clock Winding Down on August 31 Lump Sum Election Date for C-Band Earth Stations

Owners and operators with incumbent earth stations operating in the 3700-4000 MHz range have three weeks to choose between the two options created by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) in its…