Good afternoon from Washington, DC! Below you will find this week’s Weekly Wireless Wrap-Up, your update on the wireless telecommunications regulatory landscape, important wireless decisions, and more! Here’s your wrap-up:
FCC:
- Last Thursday, the FCC released the Tentative Agenda for the May Open Meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:30 AM. The Commission is set to consider 5 items, including a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing illegal robocalls, and a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the A-CAM program. For more information and to view a copy of the Tentative Agenda, see our post here.
- NTIA has published in the Federal Register a Notice seeking comment on the state of competition in the mobile application ecosystem. NTIA, in consultation with the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and other relevant agencies, is tasked with conducting a study on the mobile application ecosystem and submitting a report to the Chair of the White House Competition Council regarding its findings and providing recommendations for improving competition, reducing barriers to entry, and maximizing user benefits with respect to the ecosystem. Comments are due on or before 11:59 PM Eastern Time on May 23, 2022. For more information and to view a copy of the Notice, see our post here.
- The FCC has announced that it will convene a Forum on Geolocation for 988 in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The Forum will discuss the challenges and opportunities related to geolocation for 988. The Forum will be held on Tuesday May 24, 2022 and will be available via the FCC’s web page at fcc.gov/live. You can view a copy of the announcement here, and more information on the event will be posted on the event page.
Congress:
- Yesterday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Connecting Workers and Communities: Preparing and Supporting the Broadband Workforce.” Witnesses induced Brent Gillum, President and CEO of LightStream, Dan Hendricks, Director of the Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship an Western Colorado Electrical Joint Apprenticeship, Ron Holcomb, President and CEO of Tipmont REMC/Wintek, and Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and Director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Instruction. For more information, and to view the hearing, see the Committee’s website here.
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