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700 MHz reauction and wireless phone in prisons

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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January 30 2010

Both houses of Congress are working on the 2010 appropriations bill, which includes a provision directing the FCC to reauction the 700 MHZ D Block

Signal jamming company seeks new STA

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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January 30 2010

CellAntenna Corporation filed a request for special temporary authority (an "STA") with the FCC to conduct a 15-minute demonstration of its wireless signal jamming technology at a vacant Maryland prison

FCC expands services supported under E-Rate program

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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January 30 2010

The FCC issued an order listing the services that will be eligible for discounts under the universal service Schools and Libraries or "E-Rate" Program in 2010, including certain newly supported services

FCC proposes to require E-Rate funded schools to educate minors regarding online social interactions

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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December 8 2009

The FCC recently issued an NPRM tentatively concluding that schools receiving universal service support under the Schools and Libraries, or "E-Rate," program must educate students about acceptable online behavior

Senate cellphone jamming bill raises Department of Commerce concerns

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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October 28 2009

In early August, the Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 251, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009, a bill that would allow cellphone jamming equipment in federal prisons

Cellphone jamming bill progresses in Senate

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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September 30 2009

In early August, the Senate Commerce Committee approved S.251, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009, a bill that would allow cellphone jamming equipment in federal prisons

Maryland prison obtains experimental license for cell phone demonstration

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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September 30 2009

The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology ("OET") granted a two-day experimental license to Tecore Networks, Inc. for it and several other companies to conduct demonstrations at a Maryland prison of various alternatives to jamming technologies

Report concludes the FCC is ready for emergency, but that there is room for improvement

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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September 30 2009

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released a report concluding that the FCC generally is prepared for emergencies, but certain areas of readiness can and will be improved

FCC to take another look at Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction; Media Bureau declines to regulate broadcasts on school buses and defers to local authorities

Morrison & Foerster LLP
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USA
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September 30 2009

In mid-September, the FCC announced it will review Janet Jackson’s "wardrobe malfunction" during Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, in which the singer’s breast was briefly visible during a halftime show