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Mobile Citizen Rejects FCC Attempt to Cap Universal Service Fund
August 16, 2019
The following is an article posted on the #makingairwaves blog earlier this week from Voqal Director of Telecommunications Strategy, Mark Colwell that lays out the reasoning for Voqal and...
Department of Justice Rules on Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
August 2, 2019
The following is an excerpt from an article posted on the #makingairwaves blog by Voqal’s director of telecommunications strategy, Mark Colwell. As of last Friday, the U.S. Department of...
Impact of Recent FCC Decision on Mobile Citizen Service
July 16, 2019
Despite our best efforts, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted last week to strip education from the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), essentially commercializing the band. Voqal and Mobile Citizen...
FCC Votes to Radically Change EBS
July 10, 2019
Today, the Federal Communications Commission approved, on a controversial 3-2 vote, new rules that strip education from the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). For over 50 years, EBS has been...
Mobile Citizen Supports Extending Filing Window in FCC’s Universal Service Fund Rulemaking
June 28, 2019
Mobile Citizen recently joined over 30 organizations representing a variety of sectors including civil rights, consumer, education, libraries and healthcare interests in signing on to a motion filed by...
Mobile Citizen Opposes FCC Order to Auction EBS Spectrum
June 20, 2019
Yesterday, the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) released its draft Order regarding the 2.5 GHz EBS (Educational Broadband Service) band. The Order not only abandons the band’s educational legacy but...
United States Department of Education Expresses Support for EBS
June 13, 2019
On Monday, the United States Department of Education filed an Ex Parte urging the Federal Communications Commissions to retain the educational benefits of Educational Broadband Service (EBS). As strong...
FCC Plans to Impose Cap on the Universal Service Fund Budget
June 7, 2019
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced plans to impose an additional cap on the Universal Service Fund (USF) budget. This budget includes important programs that enable low-income individuals...
Voqal Telecommunications Policy Update: Educational Broadband Service Gains National Attention
May 31, 2019
In this month’s telecommunications policy update, Voqal’s Mark Colwell highlights the recent national attention that EBS has received. As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) inches closer to a suspected...