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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On Wednesday, Mobile Citizen’s Molly Fohn gave a presentation on Leveraging Public Spectrum to Bridge the Digital Divide at the Annual Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD)...

Mobile Citizen welcomes new research from the Schools Health and Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition and Dr. Raul Katz that clearly demonstrates the economic benefits of awarding the remaining wireless...

Yesterday, Mobile Citizen joined more than 800 groups in submitting a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that voices strong support for keeping Educational Broadband Service (EBS) educational...