Federal Communications Commission

Commissioner Carr's Good Ideas for Broadband
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr recently spoke with CAGW President Tom Schatz about spectrum. Here is an overview of his ideas.

Reforms are Needed for Financing the Universal Service Fund
The current funding mechanism for the Universal Service Fund is unsustainable and needs to be reviewed.

C-Band Spectrum Moves One Step Closer to Auction
The auction of the c-band spectrum is expected to begin on December 8, 2020.

Keeping Americans Connected and Safe
How federal agencies respond to the COVID-19 virus will affect Americans across the country.

State AGs Are Wrong on T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
On June 11, 2019, 10 state attorneys general (AGs), in California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Virginia and Wisconsin filed a lawsuit opposing the T

A Free Internet One Year Later
One year ago, net neutrality proponents were demanding action, protesting in the streets, and threatening public officials and their families because the internet was going to die when the Restoring Internet Free

24 GHz Spectrum Auction Wraps Amid Inter-Agency Controversy
As private sector companies continue to build next generation (5G) wireless networks, a controversy over the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction of the 24 GHz frequency is brewing. Spectrum Auction 102 was completed on May 29, 2019,...

The Fallacy of Surveys and Studies
In college, during a discussion of surveys in one of my political science classes, I learned that survey writers often skew questions to achieve the desired results. A prime example of how this occurs can be found in a

FCC Taking Steps to Protect Consumers from Robotexts
Much like robocalls to cell phones, text messaging scams are on the increase.

States Must Stop Diverting 9-1-1 Fees
The National Emergency Number Association estimates that 240 million 9-1-1 calls are made each year, with more than 80 percent of those calls originating from wireless devices in some areas of the country. The 9-1-1 emergency systems, includi

FCC Should Focus on Economic Benefits of T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
On June 18, 2018, T-Mobile and Sprint submitted their requests with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to merge their companies toget

The Internet is Alive and Well as of June 11, 2018
On June 11, 2018, the Restoring Internet Freedom Order (RIFO) went into effect. The hysteria over its impact nearly rivaled the doomsday scenarios created around January 1, 2000, when wild claims were made that every computer system in the world...