The FCC is seeking comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking which would make up to 195 MHz of additional spectrum in the 5 GHz band (a 35 per cent increase) available to unlicensed wireless devices. It also proposes to create a more flexible regulatory environment and to streamline existing rules and equipment… Read more...

The US regulator's Spectrum Task Force is inviting input to help develop a cohesive approach that maximises the terrestrial mobile broadband potential of parts of the 2 GHz band. It is particularly interested in comments on bands co-allocated for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) at 2000 - 2020 MHz and 2180… Read more...

The FCC is seeking more information about the telecom industry's plans for the use of LTE-Unlicensed (using Licensed Assisted Access technology), and its potential impact on incumbent or potential users of the 3.5 GHz and 5 GHz bands. In a public notice, the FCC acknowledges that Wi-Fi (in the 5… Read more...

The US regulator is seeking comment on the service performance requirements if the technical rules are altered in the 2.3 GHz band. This is being considered to facilitate the co-existence of wireless broadband operations in the band with operations in an adjacent band being used for Satellite Digital Audio Radio… Read more...

The US regulator is seeking comments on its planned procedures for its forthcoming H block auctions.  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to auction the upper H block (1995-2000 MHz) and the lower H block (1915-1920 MHz) as a paired block of 2 x 5 MHz. There will be a… Read more...

The US regulator is trying to get a wide range of input into whether it is ever justifiable to interrupt wireless telephony services in the interests of safety and security, and if so, under what circumstances. The FCC has not come forward with any proposals of its own in this… Read more...

The US regulator is seeking comments that will help it update the 2009 Rural Broadband Report. This recommended new policies to deliver broadband to rural areas, mainly by wireless means, and restore economic growth and opportunity for Americans living and working in rural areas. Since the publication of the report,… Read more...

The US regulator is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at significantly advancing communications interoperability for the country's first responders. According to the FCC proposal document, the order supports the build out of robust, secure and dedicated mobile broadband networks enabling public safety broadband users to share… Read more...

The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), initiating a fresh look at its mobile spectrum holding policies given the changes in technology, spectrum availability, and the mobile marketplace since the last comprehensive review of these rules more than a decade ago.  In recent years, large and small wireless… Read more...

The FCC has issued a Public Notice on further details for its planned incentive auction of the 600 MHz band. The auction is currently planned to take place at the beginning of 2016, but the FCC must first overcome legal challenges from some broadcasters, and dissent from its own Republican Commissioners The… Read more...