March 29, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission will move to eliminate a streamlined federal approval process instituted by the last administration for companies seeking to provide new Lifeline broadband service for low-income households, and will not defend against a legal challenge to it, Chairman Ajit Pai said Wednesday.
February 06, 2017
The Federal Communications Commission told the D.C. Circuit on Friday that the agency wants time to consider whether and how to revisit Obama-era FCC changes to the Lifeline low-income phone program, saying state challengers to the FCC's move do not oppose a 90-day pause for the review.
January 31, 2017
A coalition of 12 states and state utility commissions urged the D.C. Circuit Monday to quash a move by the Federal Communications Commission to create a federal process to confer eligibility to telecom companies to deliver Lifeline broadband services.
July 13, 2016
The questions of who will win the presidential election and what priorities the Federal Communications Commission will set next year may take the spotlight heading into the fall, but key cases are pending that could also help shape the future of telecommunications. Here, Law360 highlights the top cases to watch in the last half of the year.
July 01, 2016
A dozen states urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to nix a move by the Federal Communications Commission to create a federal process to designate telecom companies as eligible to provide Lifeline broadband services, saying it preempts authority given by Congress to the states alone.