FCC

Agency expects $51 million in regulatory fees from broadcasters to fund the Media Bureau in fiscal year 2025, about what it collected in 2024

Resignations of Geoffrey Starks, Nathan Simington leave agency without a quorum to act

His decision to step down by the end of the week leaves the agency with only two commissioners

REGULATORY AND STANDARDS “This loophole allows a handful of powerful players to grow larger and more monopolistic,” the FCC commissioner wrote in an op-ed

REGULATORY & STANDARDS ‘We cannot play politics with public safety,’ Democratic commissioner says

Once he leaves, the FCC can’t take official actions until the Senate confirms a new commissioner

Amount is more than the sum total of all spectrum currently available for satellite broadband, agency says

Regulator’s push to eliminate policies at companies like Verizon, Disney and Comcast is a ‘dangerous form of speech policing,’ she says

Business Agency required Verizon to eliminate its DEI efforts to gain approval for the $20 billion deal

Use of the 12.7-13.25 GHz band for mobile broadband, shared use of the 42-42.5 GHz band and use of spectrum bands above 24 GHz are on the agenda