Today's Regulatory Mix: Jessica Rosenworcel Designated Acting FCC Chair, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Designated Acting Chair of the Agency, FCC Annual Broadband Report Shows digital Divide is Rapidly Closing,
Jessica Rosenworcel Designated Acting FCC Chair
Today, President Joseph R. Biden designated FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission. Rosenworcel released the following statement:
“I am honored to be designated as the Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission by President Biden.
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Topics:
FCC Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel,
FCC Annual Broadband Report,
FTC Acting Chair Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Today's Regulatory Mix: Chairman Pai Statement Upon Departure from the FCC, FCC Releases List of Accomplishments Under Chairman Ajit Pai, Oregon Adopts Permanent Revisions to the Residential Service Protection Fund
Chairman Pai Statement Upon Departure from the FCC
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued the following statement as he prepared to formally submit his resignation:
“Serving the American people as Chairman of the FCC has been the greatest honor of my professional life.
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Topics:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
Bridging the Digital Divide ,
Promoting Innovation and Investment ,
Enhancing National Security and Public Safety ,
Oregon RSPF
oday's Regulatory Mix: FTC Publishes Annual Performance Report, FCC to Collect More Precise Broadband Mapping Data
FTC Publishes Annual Performance Report
The Federal Trade Commission published its Fiscal Year 2020 Performance Report as required under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010.
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Topics:
FTC Annual Performance Report,
Broadband Mapping Data
Today's Regulatory Mix: The FCC Fines Malicious Robocaller Nearly $10 Million, FCC Chairman Pai Delivers Remarks on the Future of American Spectrum Policy, FCC Releases Paper on Local Television News Operations Measured Against Market Size
FCC Fines Malicious Robocaller Nearly $10 Million
The Federal Communications Commission today fined a robocaller $9,918,000 for illegally using caller ID spoofing with the intent to cause harm. This individual made thousands of spoofed robocalls targeting specific communities with harmful pre-recorded messages.
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Topics:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
ICI,
FCC Robocall Fine,
Local Television News Operations,
Information Technology Industry Council,
American Spectrum Policy
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Reviews Accomplishments of Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Enforcement, and Public Safety And Homeland Security Bureaus, FCC Reviews Accomplishments of Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force
FCC Reviews Accomplishments of Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Enforcement, and Public Safety And Homeland Security Bureaus
The Federal Communications Commission heard reports from leaders of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Enforcement Bureau, and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau on their exceptional work over the last four years.
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Topics:
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,
FCC Open Meeting for January,
Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force ,
Enforcement Bureau ,
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Enforcement Bureau Reminds EAS Participants of Compliance Obligations, FCC Releases Caller ID Authentication Best Practices
FCC Enforcement Bureau Reminds EAS Participants of Compliance Obligations
The Enforcement Bureau of the FCC has released an Advisory reminding Emergency Alert System (EAS) participants of compliance obligations.
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Topics:
FCC Enforcement Bureau,
TRACED Act,
Caller ID Authentication,
EAS Compliance Obligations
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Issues January Open Meeting Agenda, FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics
FCC Issues January Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has issued the agenda for its January 13, 2021, Open Meeting. Outside of several presentations about the FCC’s accomplishments, the FCC added one item (listed below) that may be of relevance to our readers.
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Topics:
FCC Telehealth Program,
FCC January Open Meeting
Today's Regulatory Mix: California Issues Data Request to All Inmate Providers, FCC Releases 2020 Communications Marketplace Report, FCC Revises Invoicing Rules Regarding E-Rate Program
California Issues Data Request to All Inmate Providers
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Communications Division (CD) is requiring a response to a data request from all service providers who provide communications services in California that are utilized by incarcerated people.
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Topics:
E-rate Program,
2020 Communications Marketplace Report,
California Data Request,
Inmate Providers
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC to Expedite Release of New Devices and Technologies, FCC Encourages Deployment Of Broadcast Internet Services
FCC to Expedite Release of New Devices and Technologies
The FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to enhance its equipment authorization rules to grant limited, early-stage flexibility to innovators to accelerate the deployment of common consumer devices like cellphones, laptops, and Wi-Fi routers after FCC authorization.
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Topics:
Broadcast Internet Services
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces Phase I Rural Auction Winners, FCC Submits Report on Status of Reassigned Number Database
FCC Announces Phase I Rural Auction Winners
The FCC has announced the winning bidders for Phase 1 of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction. The FCC stated that millions of rural Americans in 49 states and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will gain access to high-speed Internet service through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.
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Topics:
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction,
RDOF Auction Phase 1,
FCC Status of Reassigned Number Database,
RND