A group of 10 consumer advocate organizations led by the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider its new residential backup power rules. Read more here.
On December 4, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) released Advisory Circular for Obstruction Marking and Lighting 70/7460-1L (AC 70/7460-1L), which cancels and replaces Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K. This release effectively amends the lighting requirements applicable to towers that must be registered in the Commission’s Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) system. For additional
Yesterday, WTA filed comments urging reform to the Federal Communications Commission’s totality of the circumstances test and enforcement of the requirement that MVPDs and broadcasters negotiate retransmission consent agreements in good faith. Read more here.
The FCC has reconsidered its 2011 rate formula governing the rates charged by utilities for pole attachments used to provide telecommunications services and has made further changes to ensure that the rates charged by utilities for attachments used to provide telecommunications services are as low as the rates charged for attachments
The FCC has taken action to enhance its rules to make video programming accessible to individuals with disabilities on a wide range of consumer devices as required by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). Read more here.
NECA: The FCC issued an Order on Reconsideration on November 24, 2015, amending rules adopted in its 2011 Pole Attachment Order in response to a Petition for Reconsideration filed by NCTA, COMPTEL and tw telecom. The amended rules define cost” for the purpose of calculating the rates that telecommunications carriers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Report and Order which clarifies an important aspect of the 600 MHz Broadcast Incentive Auction’s post-auction transition process. Read more here.
Today, the Federal Communications Commission took major steps to ensure greater access to wireless communications services and handset devices for the tens of millions of Americans with hearing loss. Read more here: DOC-336415A1.
11.13.15 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Incentive Auction Task Force has released revised reverse auction opening bid prices for broadcasters that have been recalculated to reflect corrected station information and constraint files. Read more here.
As part of the E-rate Modernization Order adopted last year, the Commission decided to increase pricing transparency in the E-rate program by making information publicly available regarding services and equipment purchased by schools and libraries, including line-item costs. Read more here.
