by Toby Youell
August 12, 2019 Update: The Department of Justice has published the Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement in the Federal Register. The document sets out details of the proposed settlement between the US Department of Justice and Attorneys General from several states, and T-Mobile and Sprint, who wish to merge.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
July 30, 2019: This petition will be published in the Federal Register on July 31 here. Comments can be made until August 15, while replies to those comments have to be made by August 25. July 18, 2019 The FCC will allow stakeholders to oppose a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Bosch regarding… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has asked for comments on some of the issues raised during consultations concerning the 3.7 - 4.2 GHz band. The band is currently allocated to satellite downlinks, but the FCC is exploring ways of changing the rules of the band to allow its partial use for mobile broadband.… Read more...
by Toby Youell
July 1, 2019 The NPRM will be published in the Federal Register on July 2 here. Comments are due by August 31, while replies to those comments are due by October 29. June 10, 2019 The FCC will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to a public consultation. The NPRM… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has announced that it is taking comments on whether or not it should initiate a rulemaking on making available a portion of the 40 - 41 MHz band for amateur services on a secondary basis. This responds to a petition from REC Networks, that advocates the band's use… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has issued a petition for reconsideration to public consultation. The petition asks the FCC to reconsider its changes to rules on Priority Access Licences in the 3.5 GHz band. The contested changes were designed to make it easier to deploy mobile networks with the licences. Oppositions to the… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has issued a consultation about a request for a waiver it has received concerning security scanners that would operate at 71 - 86 GHz. In particular, a company called Radio Physics is requesting waivers from rules on permitted bandwidths and directionality. Stakeholders are asked to express views on… Read more...
by Toby Youell
June 4, 2019 The proposed rules on regulatory fees for 2019 will be published in the Federal Register here on June 5. Its deadline for comment remains June 7, with a further deadline of June 24 for reply comments. May 9, 2019 The US telecoms regulator, the FCC, has issued… Read more...
by Toby Youell
May 31, 2019 Update: The FCC's proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register on Monday June 3 here. This means that stakeholders can provide responses to the FCC's questions until July 3, while replies to these comments can be made until August 14. May 6, 2019 The FCC has… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has reopened its docket on V2X communications in the 5.9 GHz band for public comments. The 5850 - 5925 MHz band is reserved in the US for Dedicated Short Radio Devices, a little-used technology for automotive safety applications. In recent years, the band has… Read more...