On June 30, 2026, DISH DBS Corporation, DISH Wireless L.L.C., and certain affiliates announced they have filed Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas seeking confirmation of a prepackaged joint restructuring plan.
The FCC has released a Public Notice reminding multichannel video program distributors (MVPDs) with six or more full-time employees that the deadline to file their annual EEO reports is September 30. The required FCC Form 396-C must be submitted in
The FCC has adopted a Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking it says will improve and accelerate submarine cable deployment and enhance submarine cable security. The new rules presumptively exempt certain cable providers from the
The FCC has initiated a contentious rulemaking proceeding in which it seeks to roll back the E-Rate Program. The FCC seeks comment on how it can curb screen time for children by mandating that funds are “used responsibly and for
The FCC’s Broadband Data Task Force (Task Force) and Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) released a Public Notice announcing that the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing window for submitting broadband availability and other data as of June 30, 2026,
After 72 rounds of bidding, the first FCC spectrum auction in several years came to a close. The FCC announced that seven bidders won a total of 200 AWS-3 licenses. While Verizon bid the most with $3.16 billion for 82
The FCC has adopted new rules to help ensure that Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable as networks around the country transition to all Internet Protocol (IP)-based communications. In its Second Report and Order and Second Further
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to streamline wireline buildouts, proposing new rules to prevent state and local statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements from slowing down the provision of wireline telecommunications service. The Commission proposes to
The FCC unanimously approved an order and further notice of proposed rulemaking to create additional cybersecurity for the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The new rules impose enhanced cybersecurity requirements for EAS, including for EAS Participants
Comments are due on or before July 24, 2026 and reply comments are due on or before August 24, 2026 in response to the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Sixth Order and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted May
