The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its October 2026 Open Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2026 and will be livestreamed at www.fcc.gov/live and available on the FCC’s YouTube channel. The agenda includes the following
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced a filing window for Revised Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) I and A-CAM II carriers to submit certifications in WC Docket No. 10-90 requesting a downward adjustment to their required location counts
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) issued a Public Notice reminding communications service providers to submit accurate and complete Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) reports. NORS filings provide the FCC and federal, state, Tribal, and territorial public
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), adopting a series of permitting reforms that aim to modernize the agency’s approach to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The Commission adopted rules to: (1)
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to modernize its ultra-wideband (UWB) rules for the first time since the technology’s regulatory framework was established in 2002. The Commission notes that UWB technology has evolved from a nascent
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order and Further Notices of Proposed Rulemaking to expand satellite communications capacity by opening additional spectrum for satellite use and seeking comment on making even more spectrum available in the future. The Order
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Telecommunications and Cybersecurity and Resilience Act, which aims to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities that the Salt Typhoon cyberattack and other incidents exposed. The
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Inquiry seeking comment on how its 911 regulatory framework should evolve to address an increasingly diverse communications ecosystem. Recognizing that consumers now use a growing range of wireless, internet-based, satellite, and other emerging
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a one-year waiver requested by NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association and ACA Connects, allowing their members and supporting manufacturers to make limited Class I and Class II hardware permissive changes
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has issued a Public Notice providing guidance for the implementation of Next Generation 911 (NG911) by multi-line telephone system (MLTS) operators, originating service providers (OSPs), NG911 service providers, and other stakeholders. The
