THE REGULATORY MIX AND BLOG ARTICLES

Today's Regulatory Mix:  US Congress Hearing on 5G, FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's New "Broadband Conversations" Podcast, FCC's Pai on Cross Sector Resiliency Forum

US Congress Hearing on 5G 

Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, announced the committee will convene a hearing titled, “5G Supply Chain Security: Threats and Solutions,” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. 

Today's Regulatory Mix:  USDA Announces South Carolina and Nevada Broadband Grants, California Attorney General Urges Congress Not to Preempt CCPA 

USDA Announces South Carolina and Nevada Broadband Grants 

The USDA announced two new broadband investments.  The first is a $9.1 million investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve e-Connectivity for 6,251 homes in rural Kershaw County, South Carolina.  The second is a $2.3 million investment in a high-speed broadband infrastructure project that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 273 households, seven farms, seven businesses and a critical community facility in eastern Nevada.

Today's Regulatory Mix:  FCC Forum on 5G Virtualized Radio Access Networks, FTC Releases 2019 Privacy and Data Security Update, USDA Announces Montana Broadband Grant 

FCC Forum on 5G Virtualized Radio Access Networks 

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC will hold a Forum on 5G Virtualized Radio Access Networks on Thursday, March 26, 2020.  At the forum, experts who are at the forefront of the development and deployment of interoperable, standards-based, virtualized radio access networks will discuss this paradigm-shifting approach to 5G network deployment. 

Today's Regulatory Mix:  California Announces New Online Comment Portal for the Public, USDA Announces Georgia Broadband Grant, FCC February Open Meeting Agenda

California Announces New Online Comment Portal for the Public 

The PUC issues a press release announcing that the public can now submit comments on CPUC matters electronically, as well as review the comments of others.  Importantly, the PUC noted that the new format is only for public comments on proceedings. 

Today's Regulatory Mix:   USDA Announces Utah Broadband Grant, US House RESILIENT Networks Act,  US House Hearing on Emergency Communications Solutions

USDA Announces Utah Broadband Grant

The USDA announced a $23.6 million investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure in Utah. This investment will build an all-fiber network that will serve more than 3,000 farms, businesses and homes spread over more than 400 square miles in rural Duchesne and Uintah counties.

Today's Regulatory Mix:  Groups File Suit Challenging Maine's Privacy Law, FCC's Carr on 5G Workforce Grant , FCC Releases Updated Data on Broadband Deployment

Groups File Suit Challenging Maine’s Privacy Law 

In 2019, Maine enacted a new law that prohibits Internet service providers (ISPs) from using, disclosing, or selling/permitting access to customer personal information (PI) without consent.  Now, several groups have jointly filed suit challenging that law.

Today's Regulatory Mix:  CTIA Announces Abandonment of National Emergency Address Database, US Congress First Responder Act, USDA Reconnect Program Workshop, FCC Updates From 499

CTIA Announces Abandonment of National Emergency Address Database 

CTIA, through its subsidiary NEAD LLC, announced that the National Emergency Address Database (NEAD) Platform has ceased operation and is no longer available to support wireless providers’ provision of dispatchable location information. 

Today's Regulatory Mix:  USDA Announces Grants in Illinois and Tennessee, FCC Commissioner Carr Visits North Carolina Events Focused on 5G and Telehealth

USDA Announces Grants in Illinois and Tennessee  

In Illinois, in a press release, the USDA Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an investment of $9 million in four, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 3,744 rural households, 31 businesses, 41 farms and a critical community facility in Tennessee.

Today's Regulatory Mix:  FCC Authorizes Additional CAF II Support, NARUC 5G Resolutions, US Congress Data Privacy Bill

FCC Authorizes Additional CAF II Support 

The FCC announced it has authorized more than $240 million in funding over ten years to expand rural broadband deployment in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, and Wyoming.

Today's Regulatory Mix:  FCC Mobility Fund Phase II Coverage Maps, FCC Annual Recordkeeping Reporting Requirements,  FCC SBA National Ombudsman

FCC Mobility Fund Phase II Coverage Maps 

The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task force released a Public Notice proposing to release certain mobile broadband coverage data submitted pursuant to the FCC’s  MF-II Challenge Process Order.  Specifically, the Task Force proposes to release coverage maps showing the 4G LTE coverage of each of the 48 mobile service providers that filed data in response to the Challenge Process Order.