The proposal, originally put forward by former FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in March 2024, sought to prohibit arrangements that required tenants to pay for specific internet

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Federal Communications Commission commissioner Anna M. Gomez has announced a new appointment to her staff as well as some staff departures. As part of the changes, Hayley Steffen, who has served as her legal advisor on wireline and space issues, will be joining the FCC’s Office of International Affairs.

FCC Chair overturns Biden-era prohibition on bulk billing, altering regulations for property managers and service providers.

As Ars mentions, the FCC already bans bulk billing deals that include exclusive service rights, but there isn’t much incentive for other providers to set up a connection that wo

Brendan Carr says the the proposal would have raised internet prices for apartments tenants. But the old FCC chair argued the opposite and said bulk billing arrangements risked unwanted costs.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has dropped the previous administration's proposal to ban bulk billing deals that require tenants to pay for a specific provider's Internet service.

The FCC’s authority to auction unused spectrum expired almost two years ago and Congress has failed to extend it.

A Federal Communications Commission rule proposed in March 2024 to ban so-called bulk billing deals between multifamily owners and communications service providers has been dropped by the new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, along with another still under consideration from the FCC’s Items on Circulation list.

President Donald Trump’s newly appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS over their alleged “airing of commercials,” and suggested that the public broadcasters could be at risk of losing their federal funding.

The NPRM was released in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by ten entities, including Anterix, Inc., which holds the majority of 900 MHz band spectrum in the U.S., and the FCC is now proposing to expand the ability to license broadband not just in the 3/3 MHz segment,

Earlier this month, in the waning days of Jessica Rosenworcel’s tenure as Chair of the Democrat-led FCC, the FCC released a Declaratory Ruling concluding that Section 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) requires telecommunications carriers to secure their networks from unlawful access and interception of communications.