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Update on U.S. Counter-UAS Authorities and Efforts to Address Threats from Drone Operations

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The military conflicts in Ukraine and Israel have highlighted the role that small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) might play in future conflicts. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (the...more

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FCC to Wind Down the Affordable Connectivity Program Unless Congress Acts Soon

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In an Order released by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) on January 11, 2024, the agency announced plans and guidance for winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program...more

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BEAD Letter of Credit Requirements Relaxed by NTIA Waiver

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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a waiver loosening its irrevocable standby letter of credit (LOC) requirements for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...more

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FCC Releases Draft Nationwide Broadband Map

Key Points - This morning, the FCC released a pre-production draft of the new nationwide broadband map, which will drive allocation of $42 billion in BEAD grants next summer. Interested parties have until January 13, 2023 to...more

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BEAD Grant and Map Timing Announced

Congress passed the Broadband DATA Act in 2020, directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to collect more granular data regarding broadband service availability in order to create a publicly accessible, nationwide...more

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Key Tribal Takeaways from the FCC's Final Rule Governing the Affordable Connectivity Program

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published its Final Rule on Feb. 14, 2022, governing the Affordable Connectivity Fund (ACF), formerly known as the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), a new long-term program...more

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Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to Oversee Disbursement of $100 Million in Federal Infrastructure Funds

Pennsylvania recently created the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (the “Authority”) to oversee broadband deployment to unserved and underserved areas in Pennsylvania and to authorize grant awards from the $100...more

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Key Findings and Next Steps from NTIA’s First Report on Federal Broadband Funding

Key Points - NTIA at the Department of Commerce has released its first report on federal broadband funding required under the ACCESS BROADBAND Act. The report tracks broadband spending across the federal government...more

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President Biden Signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

On Monday, November 15, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P. L. 117 – 58), a historic bipartisan piece of legislation that will make available $1.2 trillion in funding for infrastructure...more

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Opportunity Economy: Broadband Expansion Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Takeaways - ..The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would provide $65 billion to upgrade US broadband coverage. ..Rural broadband providers using both fiber and wireless technology have an opportunity to expand...more

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Understanding the current resources for expanding broadband connectivity

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The expansion in federal and state funding coupled with low interest rate financing options now promise to make the goal of “middle mile” and “last mile” broadband connectivity a reality for local communities. Whether your...more

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Overbuilders and a bias for fiber: broadband proposals in American Jobs Plan face a tough fight ahead

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Democrats and Republicans are at odds over the American Jobs Plan’s goals for broadband infrastructure as it faces a tough fight ahead. - President Biden’s American Jobs Plan set out lofty goals for broadband...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.15.2021 | Top Story: Stripe Hits $95 Billion Valuation, Tops Among Startups

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Six-hundred million in its latest funding round means that payments company Stripe’s valuation now tops $95 billion, “making it the most valuable start-up in the United States”....more

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Congress Provides Nearly $7 Billion in New Broadband Funding in the Latest COVID-19 Stimulus Legislation

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The historic $900 billion coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package deal that the President signed into law this past weekend – the second largest economic stimulus legislation ever produced by Congress – includes $7 billion in...more

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The FCC Funds the COVID-19 Telehealth Program

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) established the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Telehealth Program”) on April 2, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Telehealth Program provides $200 million in...more

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FCC Approves COVID-19 Telehealth Program Funding

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On May 28, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that its COVID-19 Telehealth Program has now approved a total of over $68 million in funding for 185 hospitals and other healthcare providers in 38 states plus...more

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Broadband Stimulus and Related Initiatives in the HEROES Act

The House Democrats recently unveiled their fourth COVID-19 bill, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act.) The HEROES Act, which will be negotiated with the Senate, contains a number of...more

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Primer on COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Funding initiatives to advance telehealth or connected care initiatives have been moving quickly through Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). The application process for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program...more

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FCC Rolls Out $200 Million COVID-19 Telehealth Program

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On April 2, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission released a Report and Order establishing the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (Program). The Program will provide $200 million in funding made available as part of the CARES...more

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Government Shutdown Limits FCC Operations to Safety-of-Life and Spectrum Auction Activities

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The federal government shutdown that began at midnight December 29, 2018 shows no sign of ending soon. The Federal Communications Commission tapped on-hand funds to continue operations uninterrupted but ran out of time – and...more

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E-rate for Both Categories 1 and 2 To Be Fully Funded in the 2018 Funding Year

On August 17, 2018, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau announced that once again, there will be sufficient funding to meet applicant demand for both Category 1 services (such as broadband services) and Category 2 equipment...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's New In Washington - June 2018

Lawmakers have returned from the Memorial Day recess and are facing a packed legislative agenda over the summer. With the announcement this week of a shortened August recess, the Senate will have more time to address...more

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FCC Adopts Plan to Distribute Additional Universal Service Subsidies to Rural Telecom Carriers

On March 30, the FCC released an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announcing $2 billion in new financial support to rural incumbent telecommunications carriers (so-called rate of return carriers) willing to deploy...more

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Categories 1 and 2 to be Fully Funded for 2015-2016 Funding Year

For the first time in many years, the FCC has announced that it anticipates being able to fund all E-rate funding requests. Last Friday, the FCC issued a Public Notice that states that the estimated demand for Category 1...more

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