Published works by Dave Thomas

Published works

• West Virginia Public Service Commission Clarifies Rules on Pole Replacement Cost Allocations

  FCC Law Blog · October 23, 2025

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• FCC Adopts New Pole Attachment Rules to Streamline Broadband Deployment

  FCC Law Blog · July 28, 2025

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• UPDATE: FCC’s New Pole Attachment Rules are Now Effective

  FCC Law Blog · July 29, 2024

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• With Net Neutrality Order, FCC Grants Broadband-Only ISPs New Pole Attachment Protections

  FCC Law Blog · May 6, 2024

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• FCC Adopts New Pole Attachment Rules to Promote Broadband Expansion

  FCC Law Blog · December 18, 2023

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• FCC To Vote on New Pole Attachments Rules to Promote Broadband Expansion

  FCC Law Blog · December 4, 2023

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• White House Announces $42.5 Billion in Broadband Funding Allocations

  FCC Law Blog · June 27, 2023

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• Florida Enacts Pole Attachment Regulations for Electric Cooperatives

  FCC Law Blog · June 5, 2023

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• FCC Assures State Lawmakers of Commitment to Pole Attachment Rules Promoting Broadband Deployment and Competition

  FCC Law Blog · May 25, 2023

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• Tax Exemption for Federal Broadband Subsidies is the Next Big Step in Broadband Access for All

  FCC Law Blog · January 18, 2023

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• Sunshine State Becomes 24th to Certify Regulation of Pole Attachments

  FCC Law Blog · June 14, 2022

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• The FCC’s Latest Pole Attachment Ruling: “Just Another Brick In The Wall” for Electric Utilities, or “Satisfaction” for ILECS?

  FCC Law Blog · September 30, 2021

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• Sixth Circuit Affirms FCC Rule That Most In Kind Contributions Are Franchise Fees

  FCC Law Blog · June 2, 2021

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• FCC Launches Consumer Broadband Device and Service Program

  FCC Law Blog · May 14, 2021

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• Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to FCC’s One-Touch Make-Ready, Small Cell Deployment, and Local Moratoria Orders

  FCC Law Blog · August 18, 2020

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• Virgil Quick Come See: FCC Drives Down Local Government Regulation of Cable Operators

  FCC Law Blog · August 2, 2019

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• FCC Seeks “Large Step” Toward Advancing Broadband Infrastructure Goals With Draft One-Touch Make-Ready Order

  FCC Law Blog · July 16, 2018

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• FCC Vows It’s Never Gonna Give Up On Bridging Digital Divide: Opens Rulemakings To Promote Access To Broadband Infrastructure

  FCC Law Blog · April 21, 2017

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• Sixth Circuit Rejects FCC’s Effort To Preempt State Regulation Of Municipal Broadband Providers

  FCC Law Blog · August 11, 2016

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• Let’s Go Crazy: The FTC and FCC Launch “Parallel” Investigations Into Security Updates of Mobile Communications Industry

  FCC Law Blog · May 16, 2016

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• Let’s Go Crazy: The FTC and FCC Launch “Parallel” Investigations Into Security Updates of Mobile Communications Industry

  Eye On Privacy · May 13, 2016

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• NTIA Issues Request for Comments on Policies Related to Cyber Threats Surrounding Internet of Things

  Eye On Privacy · May 4, 2016

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• They Can Be Heroes: The FCC Proposes Expansive and Detailed Privacy & Cybersecurity Regulations for Broadband ISPs

  FCC Law Blog · April 8, 2016

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• To Share or Not to Share (with the Government)? That is the Question: DHS Announces Interim Guidelines for Sharing Cyber Threat Indicators

  Government Contracts & Investigations Blog · March 29, 2016

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• To Share or Not to Share (with the Government)? That is the Question: DHS Announces Interim Guidelines for Sharing Cyber Threat Indicators

  Eye On Privacy · March 1, 2016

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