U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVES $6 BILLION WIRELESS/BROADBAND GRANT PROGRAM On January 28, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an economic stimulus bill with $6 billion in broadband grants for wireless carriers and other service providers.  The House bill sets aside $1 billion specifically for wireless broadband grants, with carriers and tower companies eligible for federal support.  In additi ...

JULIUS GENACHOWSKI LIKELY NOMINEE TO BE NEXT FCC CHAIRMAN; FCC CHAIRMAN MARTIN ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION; FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED INTERIM FCC CHAIRMAN Julius Genachowski, a Harvard Law School classmate of President-elect Obama’s who is a tech advisor on the presidential transition team, is the leading candidate to replace Kevin Martin as FCC Chairman and is expected to be formally nominated ...

CCA FILES REPLY COMMENTS WITH FCC OPPOSING PROPOSED 110 MHz SPECTRUM CAP On December 22, CCA filed reply comments with the FCC opposing the 110 MHz spectrum cap proposed by the Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), but recommending that the FCC promptly initiate a rulemaking proceeding to further investigate the issues raised by the RTG spectrum cap petition.  CCA stated that the FCC must address the spectr ...