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Beyond Telecom Law Blog
What ISPs Need to Know About the FCC’s Title II / Open Internet Order
By Communications and Technology Practice Group
On May 7, 2024, the FCC released a Declaratory Ruling reclassifying “broadband Internet access service” (“BIAS”) as a “telecommunications service” subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC under Title II…
McNees Public Sector
PA. Distributing $45M in Grants to Municipalities, Community Anchor Institutions to Expand Internet Access
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is currently accepting applications for the multipurpose community facilities program. Funded through the federal capital projects fund established under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA),…
Virginia Rocket Docket Blog
EDVA Dismisses Challenge to Virginia Statute on Broadband Access
Litigation challenging government economic regulation has become more common, as courts appear increasingly less deferential to legislative and executive action. Most of this type of litigation focuses on federal regulation,…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
Second Circuit Reinstates New York Affordable Broadband Act
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reinstated the Affordable Broadband Act (ABA), a New York law that requires Internet service providers to offer broadband service at…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
NTIA Approves Three States for BEAD Implementation Funding
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved full initial proposals for Kansas, Nevada, and West Virginia for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. These…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
WCB Partially Waives Bank Letter of Credit Requirement for Auctions 903 and 904
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has partially waived, sua sponte, the requirement that a bank that issues a letter of credit (LOC) to a support recipient for the CAF Phase…
Global Projects View
The USDA’s ReConnect Program Is Back in the Broadband Infrastructure Funding Picture—and at a Critical Time
While the BEAD Program continues to garner most of the attention when it comes to federal funding for broadband infrastructure deployment programs, in this blog we have consistently underscored that…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
WCB Proposes to Use BDC Fabric Data for High-Cost Programs
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on its proposal to use the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric as the data source for revising and verifying…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Proposes Significant Fines for Alleged ACP and Federal Wire Fraud Statute Violations
The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order Initiating Removal Proceeding (NAL) proposing a penalty of $16,971,253 against City Communications, Inc. (City) for allegedly willfully…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Adopts Updates to Rules for 70, 80, and 90 GHz bands
By Gracie Kreth
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order (R&O) updating its rules for the 70, 80, and 90 GHz bands, helping to facilitate broadband access on ships and aircrafts and…