On November 6, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) began accepting applications for its Connected Care Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”). The filing window will remain open until Monday, December 7, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. The Pilot Program is a three-year, $100 million program from the Universal Service Fund (“USF”) that will support […]

On the heels of the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (“CBRS”) auction and ahead of the 3.7 GHz C-Band auction, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) has released a Report and Order (“Order”) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”)[1] in which it adopts procedures and seeks comment on sharing the use of […]

The majority of 3650 MHz licenses will expire on October 17, 2020, and most 3650 MHz operations, which currently are conducted under Part 90 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules, must be discontinued or transitioned to Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) operations under Part 96 of the rules by October 17, 2020.[1] The original […]

The FCC has set a September 14, 2020 deadline by which an incumbent earth station licensee must notify the Commission if it wants to accept a “lump sum” amount of money in exchange for reimbursement of reasonable transition costs. Earth station licensees/operators should look carefully at the attached materials to make a decision about which […]

C-Band Auction 107 Short-Form Application Window Now Open – Applications to Participate Due September 22 Reminder: Applications to participate in Auction 107 for the 3.7 to 3.98 GHz band must be filed by September 22. Please see below for more details. The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) has released a Public Notice announcing the […]

The FCC has set a September 14, 2020 deadline by which an incumbent earth station licensee must notify the Commission if it wants to accept a “lump sum” amount of money in exchange for reimbursement of reasonable transition costs. Earth station licensees/operators should look carefully at the attached materials to make a decision about which […]

In 2021, many AWS-1 and AWS-3 licensees will be required to demonstrate that they met end-of-term or interim build-out requirements. Licensees holding AWS-1 licenses that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) initially granted in 2006, must demonstrate that they have met end-of-term buildout requirements by their license expiration dates in 2021. Licensees holding AWS-3 […]

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) has released a Public Notice announcing the dates, and application and bidding procedures for Auction 107, the C-band auction, which is scheduled to begin on December 8, 2020.[1] This auction will offer 5,684 flexible-use overlay licenses for spectrum in the 3.7-3.98 GHz band. Existing earth station satellite licensees […]

The White House and the Department of Defense have announced plans to make 100 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band available for commercial use. These frequencies are adjacent to the 3.5 GHz CBRS band that is currently being auctioned. Together with CBRS and the 3.7-3.98 GHz C-Band spectrum, scheduled to be auctioned […]

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) has released its Sixth Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (“Order”), in which it has expanded the current vertical location accuracy requirements[2] using a z-axis metric or dispatchable location for Enhanced 911 (“E911”) calls to all Commercial Mobile Radio Service (“CMRS”) providers. Specifically, CMRS providers that […]