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The FCC has circulated a draft Report and Order to establish the voluntary U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products, establishing technical baselines rooted in NIST standards.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review in Consumers' Research v. FCC, ruling that 47 U.S.C. ยง 254 satisfies the nondelegation doctrine and that USAC's administrative role does not violate the private nondelegation doctrine.
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WT Docket No. 23-388 seeking to establish a 100% hearing aid compatibility requirement for all wireless handsets offered or imported in the United States.
The FCC has adopted a Second Report and Order, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Memorandum Opinion and Order on Remand permitting Very Low Power unlicensed devices in the U-NII-5 and U-NII-7 bands while proposing higher power geofenced operations across the entire 6 GHz band.
The FCC and the U.S. Department of Justice filed their respondent brief in Consumers' Research v. FCC, defending the constitutionality of Section 254 and the administrative role of USAC.
The FCC has circulated a draft Second Report and Order, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Memorandum Opinion and Order on Remand to permit very low power unlicensed devices in the 6 GHz band.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Citation and Order to Jesse Coppage for operating surveillance camera equipment in York, Pennsylvania, that caused ongoing harmful interference to T-Mobile's licensed 2500 MHz wireless network.
The FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau granted an informal slamming complaint against Clear Rate Communications after finding the carrier failed to rebut credible allegations of sales call misrepresentations.
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued a Public Notice confirming that no updates were made to the Covered List under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act during the preceding 12 months.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has issued a Citation and Order to Sonia P. Spencer of Joppa, Maryland, after an unlabeled residential surveillance camera repeatedly disrupted licensed Sirius XM satellite radio signals.
The FCC and DOJ filed an en banc brief in the Fifth Circuit defending Section 254 of the Communications Act and the administrative role of USAC against constitutional nondelegation challenges.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation to Thomas Warmouth in Collegedale, Tennessee, following an investigation into unauthorized transmissions and excessive power on 27.225 MHz.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has denied a petition for review brought by Consumers' Research and other petitioners, upholding the constitutionality of Section 254 of the Communications Act and the administrative role of USAC.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld the FCC's decision denying a fourth construction permit tolling request from Levine/Schwab Partnership, affirming that site loss is not a recognized ground for tolling under Commission rules.
The FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability proposing a $62 million penalty against Q Link Wireless LLC for allegedly overclaiming connected device reimbursements under the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.
In a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the FCC and DOJ defend the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund and its administrative structure against challenges brought by Consumers' Research.
The FCC and Department of Justice submitted their response brief in Consumers' Research v. FCC, defending the constitutionality of Section 254 and the Universal Service Administrative Company's administrative role.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has cited B&H Foto & Electronics Corporation for unlawfully marketing seven radio frequency devices that violated equipment authorization, frequency range, antenna design, and labeling requirements.
The FCC grants-in-part SpaceX's application to deploy and operate up to 7,500 Gen2 Starlink NGSO satellites at 525 to 535 km in the Ku- and Ka-bands under strict operational, orbital debris, and coordination conditions.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules in FCC 22-84 prohibiting equipment authorization for communications devices on the Covered List, ending SDoC and Part 15 exemption pathways for listed entities and establishing mandatory U.S. agent requirements.