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Telecommunications
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Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Unpacking the Commission’s Priorities for 2026
By Communications and Technology Practice Group
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has been leading the agency for just over a year. Keller and Heckman’s Communications and Technology Practice has been monitoring key actions taken by…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Chair Previews March Open Meeting
FCC Chair Brendan Carr announced the following seven items to be considered at the next Open Commission Meeting: A proposal to encourage the onshoring of call centers that would explore…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
Comment Sought on World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 Recommendations
The FCC is seeking comment on the United States’ positions for the upcoming 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27). The WRC is the conference where the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union…
IP Finance
Regulating AI: A Thoughtful Approach?
By IP Finance
Tom Wheeler at the Brookings Institution has published an excellent short paper titled, “Governing the AI Transition: Lessons from the 1996 Telecommunications Act.” Mr. Wheeler states, in part: The relevance of…
Hot Off The Hill
Senate Advances SAT Streamlining Act as FCC Continues Its Space Modernization Efforts
By Kathryne Dickerson, Michael Rogers
On Feb. 12, 2026, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved S. 3639, the Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act. This bipartisan bill aims to modernize and accelerate the…
Legal Bites
Spectrum Allocation Stands Outside Commercial Insolvency Resolution
The intersection between public resource governance and corporate insolvency law came under authoritative judicial scrutiny in State Bank of India v. Union of India & Ors. (2026). The central issue…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
SUPREME COURT HOLDS INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE CANNOT BE GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR RESTRUCTURING OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF TELECOM SPECTRUM
Introduction In State Bank of India v. Union of India & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 1810 of 2021 along with connected appeals), the Supreme Court addressed whether telecom service providers…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
CPNI Certifications Due March 2, 2026
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released an advisory reminding all telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to file their annual Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) certification by…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
The EU Digital Networks Act: Revolution or Evolution of EU Telecom Law?
At a Glance: As proposed, the DNA would bring major changes to the EU’s digital infrastructure and telecom framework. In particular, the EC inter alia proposes to introduce the following:…
Global Policy Watch
Seven Major Changes in the European Commission’s Proposal for an EU Digital Networks Act
By Paul Maynard
On 21 January 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) unveiled its landmark proposal for the Digital Networks Act (“DNA Proposal”), an ambitious attempt to overhaul the framework for the regulation and…