FCC
Chairman Pai Announces Plan for C-Band Auction
The plan calls for the spectrum to be distributed through a public auction, which Chairman Pai has proposed be held on December 8 of this year.
FCC Chairman Proposes Opening 5.9 GHz Band for Unlicensed Use
On November 20, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced the FCC will propose to allow unlicensed use in the 5.9 gigahertz (GHz) band.
Chairman Pai Suggests 988 Be Made Suicide Prevention Hotline Nationwide
On November 19, 2019, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai proposed that the FCC “begin a rulemaking to establish 988 as a new, nationwide, three-digit phone number for a suicide prevention and mental health hotline.”
Digital Liberty Statement on the FCC’s C-Band Decision
While it is not the outcome that we advocated for, we hope the public auction will be able to avoid bureaucratic roadblocks throughout the notice and comment period to be finalized before the end of 2020.
Commissioner Carr Gives Remarks at Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention
“Henry Ford reportedly said that if he asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses,” he said.
FCC Chairman Addresses CFR on 5G Security Issues, Solutions
On Tuesday, November 4, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai spoke at a Council on Foreign Relations event on securing digital supply chains.
FCC Approves the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
By approving the T-Mobile/Sprint merger today, the Federal Communications Commission is helping to bridge the digital divide and establish the United States as the global leader in 5G technology.
FCC Will Consider Measure to Assist First Responders
Later this month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider new rules to help first responders more accurately locate callers in multi-story buildings.