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FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly delivered remarks at the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Entertainment's second meeting, offering guidance on statutory authority and the creation of a broadcaster incubator program.
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology has extended the waiver of white space push notification rules under Sections 15.37(j) and 15.711(i) through September 30, 2018.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a waiver of Part 15 ultra-wideband rules to Proceq USA Inc., permitting the certification and marketing of a stepped-frequency continuous-wave ground penetrating radar system.
The FCC filed a combined opposition to Blanca Telephone Company's motion for an injunction pending appeal and brief addressing jurisdiction in the Tenth Circuit, defending its administrative offset to recover $6.75 million in Universal Service Fund overpayments.
The FCC adopts a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration amending 700 MHz narrowband rules to exempt vehicular repeaters from trunking, define baseline Project 25 interoperability features, and ensure standard access to nationwide channels.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the FCC's dismissal of a license modification application by Press Communications LLC seeking an involuntary channel swap that failed FM spacing requirements.
The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has granted Cobb Electric Membership Corporation a construction deadline extension to December 31, 2017, for seven Part 22 paging licenses following equipment replacement challenges.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has granted a waiver of Part 15 measurement and peak emission rules to Evolv Technologies, Inc. for certification of its Edge walk-through security portal operating in the 24.0 to 28.8 GHz band.
The FCC Office of Managing Director released an Erratum amending Appendix A of the First Report and Order (FCC 17-93) concerning the authorization of radiofrequency equipment across Parts 0, 1, 2, 15, 18, 74, 78, 80, 87, 90, and 101.
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WT Docket No. 17-228 proposing to exempt non-Tier I wireless service providers from annual FCC Form 655 hearing aid compatibility reporting requirements.
The FCC Office of Engineering and Technology has extended the waiver of push notification rules for white space devices and databases through March 31, 2018, pending review of petitions for reconsideration.
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WT Docket No. 17-228 exploring regulatory relief for non-nationwide wireless carriers by proposing an exemption from annual FCC Form 655 hearing aid compatibility filings.
The Federal Communications Commission has filed a response urging the D.C. Circuit to deny a petition for rehearing en banc regarding inmate calling services rate caps in Global Tel*Link v. FCC.
The Federal Communications Commission filed an opposition in the D.C. Circuit against PMCM TV, LLC's fourth petition for a writ of mandamus concerning channel positioning and virtual channel assignments for station WJLP in the New York DMA.
The FCC Wireline Competition Bureau released the proposed North American Numbering Plan Administration fund size estimate of $8,032,418 and contribution factor of 0.0000518 for October 2017 through September 2018.
The FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation to Stewart Kantor after an uncertified transmitter in San Jose interfered with over 200 Verizon Wireless sites in the 700 MHz band.
The Federal Communications Commission has amended Parts 1, 2, 15, 90, 95, and 97 to establish a contiguous 76-81 GHz band for vehicular and airport radar systems under a Part 95 licensed-by-rule model.
The FCC released a First Report and Order in ET Docket 15-170, unifying self-approval procedures into Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC), implementing electronic labeling rules, and eliminating FCC Form 740 import declarations.
The FCC adopted an Order on Reconsideration and FNPRM (FCC 17-95) revising technical rules for wireless microphones, adopting ETSI spurious emission standards, exempting unlicensed units from Section 15.203 antenna rules, and addressing 600 MHz transition guidelines.
The FCC adopts a Report and Order establishing a contiguous 5 GHz allocation in the 76-81 GHz band for vehicular and airport air operations area radars under Part 95 licensed-by-rule framework.