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Patton Boggs TechComm Industry Update - Week of April 24, 2009
April 24, 2009
Inspector General Flags Concern Over RUS Oversight of Stimulus Funds
A new report from the Agriculture Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) questions the ability of RUS to distribute broadband stimulus funds effectively, given its past performance. "[W]e remain concerned with RUS' current direction of the broadband program, particularly as they receive greater funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” the OIG found. “The Rural Broadband program may not meet the [American Recovery and Reinvestment] Act’s objective of awarding funds to projects that provide service to the most rural residents that do not have access to broadband service.” The OIG report was sent to RUS Acting Administrator Jim Newby. It is unclear whether congressional appropriators will conduct hearings.
The OIG found continuing irregularities that were first flagged in a September 2005 report regarding how RUS approved and serviced rural broadband. OIG originally took a closer look at the program after prompting from Congressional appropriators, who expressed concern that RUS, instead of focusing on rural areas that have no broadband service, granted funding to companies that proposed to deploy in areas where broadband service is already offered by private providers. The OIG found that only three borrowers were providing service to totally unserved areas, which represented $40 million in loans to 20 communities. To date, RUS has lent approximately $1.35 billion in loans. OIG found that prior to the 2008 Farm Bill, RUS did not record how many households were unserved prior to issuing a broadband loan. RUS now requests that applicants list the number of unserved households that a project will serve and has updated its Broadband Application Information Log.
$13.4 Million Available under RUS Community Connect Grant Program; Applications Due June 19
RUS announced that it is accepting grant applications for its Community Connect Grant program. Applications are due June 19, 2009. There is $13.4 million available to deploy broadband service to critical community facilities and rural residents and to either construct a community center or acquire, expand, equip and operate a community center that provides free broadband access to community residents for at least two years. Community Connect funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to entities serving communities of up to 20,000 inhabitants (RUS’s current definition of rural) to ensure rural consumers enjoy the same quality and range of telecommunications as consumers in urban and suburban communities. Eligible applicants include legally organized incorporated organizations, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, state or local governments, or other legal entities including for-profit and not-for-profit cooperatives, private corporations and limited liability companies. Applicants must propose to serve a rural area in which broadband service does not currently exist.
Allowable purposes for the grant funds include:
- construction, acquisition, or lease of facilities, including spectrum, to deploy broadband services to all critical community facilities and to offer such service to all residential and business customers located within the proposed service area;
- improvement, expansion, construction, acquisition, or leasing of a community center that furnishes free broadband service, provided that the community center is open and accessible to area residents before, during, and after normal working hours and days;
- end-user equipment needed to carry out the project;
- operating expenses incurred in providing broadband service to critical community facilities and to provide training and instruction for the first two years of operation, but not to exceed a combined total of $250,000 in grant and matching funds; and
- purchase of land and/or buildings, or building construction needed to carry out the project.
Grant funds provided for the community center are limited to the greater of $100,000 or 5% of the grant amount requested. Facilities financed may not be used to provide local exchange telecommunications service where it currently exists. The applicant will be required to fund 15% of the grant amount requested. All matching funds must be eligible for funding under the grant program.
FCC Open Meeting to Tackle VoIP Discontinuance, LNP Requirements and 2009 Reg Fees
The FCC announced its tentative agenda for the upcoming May 13th Open Meeting. The Commission plans to consider three items: (1) a Report and Order on discontinuance requirements for interconnected VoIP providers; (2) a Report and Order on LNP porting intervals for wireline-to-wireline and intermodal port requests; and (3) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on the assessment and collection of regulatory fees for Fiscal Year 2009. FCC staff will also present a status report on the DTV transition and an action plan for helping consumers navigate the transition.
House Committee Seeks Information on Converter Box Supply
Concerned about the upcoming transition to digital television, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) recently requested information from manufacturers and retailers of digital TV converter boxes to determine whether there will be enough supply to meet demand during the transition to digital television.
The committee leaders sent letters on April 9, 2009, to Alco Electronics, Amazon, Apex Digital, Best Buy, the Consumer Electronics Association, CVS, Digital Stream Technology, Dish Network, General Electric, LG Electronics, Memorex, Philips, RadioShack, Rite Aid, Sears, Sylvania, Target, and Wal-Mart.
Among the questions the committee chairmen asked include the following.
- How many coupon-eligible converter boxes (CECBs) does the company have in inventory today?
- How many CECBs does your company have on order?
- Has your company placed new orders for CECBs since February 1, 2009?
- What is the maximum number of CECBs your company intends to make available between April 1st and June 12, 2009?
Responses are due by April 24th. In addition, Waxman and Boucher are seeking updates to the companies’ responses to the above questions every three weeks.
Obama Taps Virginia Technology Officer as New Federal CTO
President Obama has announced his long awaited choice for Chief Technology Officer -- Aneesh Chopra.
Chopra will join his former colleague Vivek Kundra, the national Chief Information Officer, on a team tasked with using information technology and the Internet to improve government, access to government programs and communications capabilities for the country as a whole. While Kundra will focus on government operations, Chopra’s role will be broader. Obama said in his Saturday radio address that "Aneesh and Jeffrey [Zients, the newly appointed Chief Innovation Officer] will work closely with our Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra, who is responsible for setting technology policy across the government, and using technology to improve security, ensure transparency, and lower costs," he said.
Chopra now serves as Virginia’s Secretary of Technology, where he leads the Commonwealth’s strategy to leverage technology in government reform, to promote innovation, and to foster technology-related economic development. Previously, he worked as Managing Director with the Advisory Board Company, leading the firm’s Financial Leadership Council and the Working Council for Health Plan Executives.
The White House description of the CTO’s job reveals that the CTO will develop "national strategies for using advanced technologies to transform our economy and our society, such as fostering private sector innovation, reducing administrative costs and medical errors using health IT, and using technology to change the way teachers teach and students learn."
While the new CTO’s responsibilities aren’t entirely clear, Rep. Rick Boucher, D-VA, who oversees the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, said that Chopra will be responsible in some measure for overseeing stimulus funds related to broadband, electronic health records and smartgrid.
Comments Sought on Interim Stimulus Buy American Regulations
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released interim Buy American regulations that apply only to the use of stimulus funds and provided guidance on how these interim regulations will apply to government loans and grants. OMB plans to release final regulations soon and is taking comment on the regulations on June 1st.
The stimulus Buy American regulations are a bit different from the existing Buy American regulations. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act requires that none of the stimulus funds appropriated may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States. The stimulus Buy American regulations include three exceptions (the existing Buy American regulations contain five exceptions). The Buy American requirements can be waived by the agency of jurisdiction under three circumstances.
- Public Interest Exception. If the agency makes a determination that applying the Buy American restriction would be inconsistent with the public interest.
- Non-availability Exception. If the agency determines that iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality.
- Unreasonable Cost Exception. If the agency determines that inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 25% (or 6% for unmanufactured materials).
The Recovery Act also requires that the Buy American provisions are applied in a manner consistent with the United States’ obligations under international agreements. Please contact us if you’d like to file comments with OMB on the proposed Buy American regulations before they become final.
FCC Seeks Comment on How to Develop a National Broadband Plan
The FCC released a Notice of Inquiry on April 8th seeking comment on development of a national broadband plan as required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The plan is intended to provide a roadmap to ensure that all Americans have access to broadband. As directed by Congress, the FCC now seeks comment on a number of issues, including the following:
- how to implement a plan to ensure that all Americans have access to broadband capability, including benchmarks to be established for meeting that goal;
- how broadband capability should be defined going forward, and what it means to have access to it;
- the most effective and efficient mechanisms for ensuring broadband access for all;
- a detailed strategy for achieving affordability of ubiquitous broadband service and maximum utilization of broadband infrastructure and service by the public;
- the status of deployment of broadband service, including progress of projects supported by grants made pursuant to the stimulus bill; and
- how broadband can be used to advance a variety of policy goals including consumer welfare, civic participation, public safety and homeland security, community development, health care delivery, energy independence and efficiency, education, worker training, private sector investment, entrepreneurial activity, job creation, economic growth, and other national purposes.
The FCC also seeks comment on the impact of broadband on its existing universal service programs, and an analysis of the High-Cost, Schools and Libraries, Rural Health Care (including the Rural Health Care Pilot program), and Low-Income programs. The FCC asks how to promote greater deployment of wireless services, including how to eliminate disincentives to serve or invest in rural areas, and to help reduce the costs of market entry, network deployment and continuing operations. The FCC also asks for comment about the value of open networks as an effective and efficient mechanism for ensuring broadband access and how “open” should be defined. The FCC’s report to Congress on developing a national broadband plan is due by February 17, 2010. Comments on the above questions are due June 8, 2009.
FCC Announces $46 Million in Funding for Six Telehealth Projects in the Rural Health Care Pilot Program
The government will fund, with $46 million, the construction of five broadband telehealth networks that will link hundreds of hospitals in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming and the design of a telehealth project in Alaska. The FCC allocated more than $417 million in November 2007, to be disbursed over a three-year period, for the construction of 69 (now 67) proposed regional or statewide broadband telehealth networks for 42 states and three U.S. territories. As of this month, 29 projects have developed or posted requests for proposals to solicit vendors in order to begin the network construction process. Contact us if you are interested in learning more about the Rural Healthcare projects that have RFPs posted.
U.S. Cellular and Other Companies Sued by Department of Justice for Fraud During FCC Spectrum Auctions
Federal prosecutors have accused U. S. Cellular Corp. and others with defrauding the U.S. Government by claiming bidding credits in the FCC’s 700 MHz, AWS and Broadband PCS auctions, which the companies were not entitled to claim. In letters to the companies, the FCC’s Wireless Bureau asked the companies to respond by May 4, 2009 to the allegations in the federal complaints.
In one complaint, prosecutors allege that U.S. Cellular, its parent company, Telephone and Data Systems, and seven other parties defrauded the government by fraudulently claiming very small business credits. The suit alleges that the companies formed sham very small business entities to get a 25% bidding credit that defrauded the government out of $164 million. The other defendants are Carroll Wireless, Barat Wireless, King Street Wireless, Carroll PCS, and Allison Cryor Dinardo.
The second complaint alleges that Raveesh Kumra, SLO Cellular, and Elephant Walk made false certifications in their FCC auction applications regarding the FCC’s anti-collusion and real-party-in-interest rules and their entitlement to bidding credits. The defendants later allegedly made false statements when transferring the licenses and operations of Kankakee Cellular. Other named defendants include: Club 42, Harinder Kumra, Harinder Kumra d/b/a Entertainment Unlimited, Wireless Assets Management, Puneet Wadhwa, 700 Band Management Company, and Effective Communications Unlimited.
FCC Seeks to Refresh the Record on High-Cost USF for Non-Rural Carriers
The FCC released a Notice of Inquiry to refresh the record regarding high-cost universal service for non-rural carriers. In the Qwest II decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit invalidated the Commission’s high-cost universal service support mechanism for non-rural carriers. In 2005, on remand from the Tenth Circuit, the Commission issued an NPRM seeking comment about how it should craft a non-rural, high-cost support mechanism consistent with the court’s decision and the statute. Several parties filed comments and proposals, but three years has elapsed. The FCC now seeks to refresh the record on how to reform the high-cost mechanism in light of broadband deployment. Comments are due May 8, 2009.
Debt Markets Welcome Qwest Communications and Frontier Communications
Much to their surprise, both Qwest and Frontier were recently able to raise more funds than expected in the debt market. Frontier was looking for $300 million from the debt market but was able to sell $600 million in five-year notes. Qwest hoped to raise less than $350 million but raised a total of $750 million in new debt. Level 3 also announced a $220 million tranche of debt from its existing Bank of America arrangement. Gerald Granovsky from Moody’s Investor Service, commented that this financing trend started in January and the current debt market will support a 10% yield. Carriers generally use new debt to reduce old debt but improvements in the credit environment mean that carriers may also be able to consolidate existing debt.
FCC Attempts to Expand First Responders’ Use of Broadband Communications
The FCC adopted rules to help expand and enhance deployment of broadband communication technologies across the nation in the 4.9 GHz band for first responders. The FCC hopes the new rules will better enable first responders to share time-sensitive data and streaming video footage in emergencies or life-threatening incidents. The FCC:
- granted primary status to 4.9 GHz stand-alone, permanent, fixed links that are used to deliver broadband service (e.g., fixed video surveillance link used to monitor high-risk facilities or environments);
- granted primary status to 4.9 GHz permanent links that connect 4.9 GHz base and mobile stations used to deliver broadband service and connect public safety networks using spectrum designated for broadband use (e.g., to support broadband communications at “hot-spots” and other fixed public safety broadband networks);
- retained the current requirement for site-based licensing for all permanent fixed stations;
- revised the output power measurement procedures for 4.9 GHz band devices to be the same as those required for devices using digital modulation techniques;
- retained paging operations in the VHF public safety band; and
- clarified that cross-band repeaters are permitted for all public safety systems.
In a Further NPRM, the FCC is seeking comment on whether to:
- further amend its rules to reinstate an exemption of 4.9 GHz band applications from certified frequency coordination requirements;
- impose a more formal “licensee-to-licensee” coordination requirement on primary fixed stations in the 4.9 GHz band;
- correct and clarify the 4.9 GHz band plan regarding which center frequencies may be licensed when aggregating multiple channels into larger bandwidths; and
- implement three “clean-up” amendments relating to the Public Safety Pool Frequency Table and associated limitations.
FCC Seeks Comment on State of Video Competition in 2007, 2008 and 2009
In an effort to prepare the next Annual Report to Congress on the state of video competition, the FCC has released a Supplemental Notice of Inquiry to collect information on video competition in the market for delivery video programming in a combined report for 2007, 2008, and 2009. The FCC seeks comments about significant developments including:
- the impact that the current economic environment has on broadcasters’ and MVPDs’ ability to invest in new programming and services;
- the impact of the broadcast digital television transition on services offered by broadcasters and their ability to compete with MVPDs;
- the impact of shifts in advertising shares from traditional cable and broadcast television to the Internet;
- the competitive effect of the increased penetration of Verizon’s FiOS and AT&T’s U-Verse video services and the response of incumbent cable operators to this competition;
- the significance of voice and data service offerings on competition among MVPDs and the bundling of these offerings as double, triple and even quadruple plays;
- the degree that cable systems are migrating programming from analog to digital tiers; and
- the impact of the increased availability of VoIP on competition as well as broadband deployment.
Video programming distributors, including cable systems; direct-to-home satellite services; other wireline providers, including LECs, broadband service providers, open video systems, and utility-operated systems; over-the-air broadcast television stations; other wireless service providers, including CMRS as well as wireless cable systems; private cable operators, also known as SMATV systems; and Internet and IP networks, are asked to provide information on competition in the market, regulatory and economic barriers to entry, and the impact of the DTV transition. Comments are due May 20, 2009.
Buyout Firms Bid on Verizon Wireless Assets
Buyout firms Blackstone Group, KKR and Carlyle Group are bidding on Verizon Wireless mobile telephone business assets that are being sold as part of Verizon’s acquisition of Alltel. The divestiture of the assets is an FCC merger approval condition. KKR and Carlyle submitted a joint bid in addition to bids submitted by AT&T and US Cellular. The assets for sale include 2.1 million wireless subscribers in 22 states, wireless spectrum and other assets necessary to run the businesses in those markets. The assets could sell for $3.5 billion, according to Todd Rethemeier, Hudson Square Research.
FCC Media Ownership Report Will Soon Seek Additional Diversity Data
During the FCC’s last Open Meeting, it adopted an order making changes to its data collection and filing requirements for its media ownership reports. The Commissioners agreed that the FCC needs more information about station owners in order to promote diversity of station ownership. Among other changes, full-power commercial AM, FM and television stations will now need to report on their organizational and ownership structure and provide information on the owners’ race, ethnicity and gender. The changes are a result of pressure from diversity groups seeking better representation of minorities and women in broadcast ownership. The U.S. Government Accountability Office determined that the FCC does not have reliable data on ownership of broadcast stations by minorities and women and the FCC needs this information in order to be able to determine the effectiveness of its diversity efforts.
The order requires all stations to file biennial ownership reports on November 1, 2009, reporting data as of October 1, 2009. The filing exemption for full-power stations owned by natural persons or partnerships of natural persons is being eliminated. Low power televisions stations and Class A television stations will now also be required to file biennial ownership reports.
Wireless Carriers Introduce New and Innovative Voice and Data Plans
Competition in the prepaid wireless market continues to increase as new carriers enter the market and begin to offer new and innovative voice and data plans. Virgin Mobile reduced its monthly charge for unlimited wireless service from $80 per month to $50 per month in order to remain competitive. Marketing to its younger customer base, Virgin Mobile announced a text message only package, which includes 1,000 messages for $15 per month or unlimited messages for $20 per month. Voice calls under either plan are 10 cents per minute.
Sprint announced a “Pink Slip Protection” program in which it will pay a consumer’s mobile bill for up to three months if the consumer losses his or her job.
In the current economy, consumers are increasingly more willing to give up nationwide roaming, long-term contracts and the newest handsets for regional, unlimited wireless plans. Regional carriers such as MetroPCS and Leap Wireless are driving competition in the prepaid wireless market by offering specialized local calling plans. Some nationwide carriers, including Sprint and T-Mobile, now offer all-you-can-eat prepaid wireless plans for $50 per month in order to compete with regional carriers.
Private Equity Firms Submit Bid for Skype
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, Skype’s founders, with the backing of private equity firms KKR, Warburg Pincus, Providence, and Elevation Partners, are trying to buyback Skype from eBay. eBay originally purchased Skype in 2005 for $2.6 billion. In 2007, eBay took a $1.7 billion write-off related to Skype and has commented that it would be willing to sell Skype for the right price. The details of the founders’ bid have not been released but it is believed that the private equity firms offered $1 billion for Skype, with hopes that eBay would partially finance the rest of the purchase price.
FCC Commissioner Adelstein Supports FCC Investigation Into Arbitron’s Portable People Meter
During the FCC’s recent open meeting, Commissioner Adelstein encouraged the FCC to launch an investigation into Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) methodology. Minority groups allege that the PPM’s methodology undercounts minority station listeners. Adelstein argues that the FCC cannot allow the PPM methodology to “damage diversity.” Arbitron responded to Commissioner Adelstein’s comments by stating that Arbitron continues to work with minority organizations and minority customers to make improvements to its PPM methodology. It also noted that it is committed to seeking Media Rating Council accreditation for all of Arbitron’s PPM markets.
INDUSTRY CALENDAR
Meetings and Events
April 24, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals forno the D.C. Circuit: Oral Arguments in Comcast Corporation v FCC, No 08-1114, on Nationwide Cable TV Ownership Limits
April 27-29, 2009
- Broadband Properties Summit 09, Dallas, TX (Jennifer Richter to speak on broadband stimulus)
May 3, 2009
- Pursuant to OMB Guidelines, federal agencies to make performance funding plans with respect to the stimulus bill publicly available
- Pursuant to OMB Guidelines, federal agencies to begin reporting on their allocations for entitlement programs under the stimulus bill
May 5-6, 2009
- WCAI Policy Summit, Washington, D.C. (Jennifer Richter to speak on broadband stimulus)
May 6-7, 2009
- Radio Ink: Hispanic Radio Conference, Los Angeles, CA
May 11-15, 2009
- 2009 Technology and Standards Spring Forum, St. Louis, MO
May 13, 2009
- FCC Monthly Public Meeting
May 15, 2009
- Pursuant to OMB Guidelines, detailed agency financial reports to become available for purposes of stimulus funding
May 20, 2009
- Pursuant to OMB Guidelines, federal agencies to begin reporting stimulus competitive grants and contracts
June 7-10, 2009
June 21, 2009
June 21, 2009
June 23, 2009
July 15, 2009
July 19-22, 2009
August 5-8, 2009
September 15, 2009
September 15-17, 2009
September 23-25, 2009
October 7-9, 2009
October 18-21, 2009
2009 Technology and Standards Fall Forum, Phoenix, AZ CEA Industry Forum, Phoenix, AZ
October 25-30, 2009
November 3-5, 2009
November 15-18, 2009
December 2, 2009
FCC Rulemakings / Deadlines
April 24, 2009
- Comment Deadline: GoAmerica Seeks Rule Change to Prevent 'White Label' IP Relay Practices
- Reply Comment Deadline: FCC Proposes Extending Current Freeze on Jurisdictional Separations Procedures an Additional Year
April 27, 2009
- Comment Deadline: Starkey Laboratories Seeks Waiver of Unlicensed Spectrum Rules for Low-Power RF Devices Pending Action on Rulemaking Petition
April 28, 2009
- Comment Deadline: Years of Coverage Expanded: Fourteenth Inquiry on Competition for the Delivery of Video Programming
April 29, 2009
- Comment Deadline: First Alert System Text Corp. Proposes Emergency Text Messaging System for Lifeline Program
- Reply Comment Deadline: Comments Sought for Annual Report to Congress on Intelsat Privatization (ORBIT Act)
April 30, 2009
- Comment Deadline: Petition for Reconsideration of Rules for Maritime Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
May 5, 2009
- Comment Deadline: Starkey Laboratories Seeks Amendment of Unlicensed Spectrum Rules to Operate Low-Power RF Devices
May 7, 2009
- Comment Deadline: Petition for Rulemaking: Amend Land Mobile-TV Sharing Rules in the 470-512 MHz Band for Public Safety Communications
- Comment Deadline: CenturyTel to Acquire Subsidiaries' Licenses in Acquisition of Embarq
May 8, 2009
- Comment Deadline: FCC to Refresh the Record on High-Cost Universal Service Support for Non-Rural Carriers
- Comment Deadline: FCC Seeks Technological Advisory Council (TAC) Nominations by May 8
- Opposition Deadline: Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands and Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MH and in the 3 GHz Band
May 11, 2009
- Reply Comment Deadline: GoAmerica Seeks Rule Change to Prevent ‘White Label’ IP Relay Practices
- Reply Comment Deadline: Starkey Laboratories Seeks Waiver of Unlicensed Spectrum Rules for Low-Power RF Devices Pending Action on Rulemaking Petition
- Comment Deadline: Nominations for Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC)
May 15, 2009
- CC Action Deadline: Verizon New England’s Request for Forbearance from Unbundling and Dominant Carrier Regulation in Rhode Island
May 18, 2009
- Reply Comment Deadline: Steps to Implement the Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 (S.602)
- Reply Deadline: Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands and Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MH and in the 3 GHz Band
May 20, 2009
- Reply Comment Deadline: Starkey Laboratories Seeks Amendment of Unlicensed Spectrum Rules to Operate Low-Power RF Devices
- Comment Deadline: 2008 and 2009 Data Sought for Fourteenth Annual Report on Competition for the Delivery of Video Programming
- Comment Deadline: 2007 Data for Fourteenth Inquiry on Competition for the Delivery of Video Programming
May 22, 2009
- Reply Comments: CenturyTel to Acquire Subsidiaries' Licenses in Acquisition of Embarq
June 1, 2009
- Comment Deadline: Interim American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Buy American Regulations
June 8, 2009
- Comment Deadline: FCC Begins Work on 'National Broadband Plan' Mandated by Congress
- Reply Comment Deadline: FCC to Refresh the Record on High-Cost Universal Service Support for Non-Rural Carriers
June 19, 2009
- Deadline: RUS Community Connect Program Applications
June 20, 2009
- Reply Comment Deadline: 2008 and 2009 Data Sought for Fourteenth Annual Report on Competition for the Delivery of Video Programming
- Reply Comment Deadline: 2007 Data for Fourteenth Inquiry on Competition for the Delivery of Video Programming
June 29, 2009
- Deadline: Action on Verizon’s Request for Forbearance from Unbundling and Dominant Carrier Regulation in Virginia Beach
July 7, 2009
- Reply Comment Deadline: FCC Begins Work on 'National Broadband Plan' Mandated by Congress
July 15, 2009
- Deadline: Wireless Manufacturers: Hearing Aid Compliance Reports Due
July 22, 2009
- Deadline: FCC Report to Congress Due on 911 and E911 Fees Collected by States under the NET 911 Act
Public Safety
April 30, 2009
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 35 in Beaverton, Oregon regarding 700 MHz
May 5, 2009
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 51 in Houston, Texas regarding 700 MHz and 800 MHz
May 6, 2009
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 42 in Virginia Beach, Virginia regarding 700 MHz and 800 MHz
May 20, 2009
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 7 in Centennial, Colorado regarding 700 MHz
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 12 in Sandpoint, Idaho regarding 700 MHz
May 21, 2009
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 5 in San Marcos, California regarding 700 MHz
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 45 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin regarding 700 MHz and 800 MHz
June 9, 2009
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 19 in Cranston, Rhode Island regarding 700 MHz
July 22, 2009
- Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 7 in Centennial, Colorado regarding 700 MHz
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