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  • 2024-29434 — Radio Broadcasting Services; Ethete, Wyoming
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 101547
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a new rule to adjust the FM Table of Allotments by adding Channel 260C0 for radio broadcasting in Ethete, Wyoming. This would be the first local radio service for the community and would require a site restriction 26 miles north of Ethete. The FCC is seeking public comments on this proposal by January 17, 2025, with reply comments due by February 3, 2025. The proposal was submitted by The Business Council of the Northern Arapaho to support their local community.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is thinking about letting a new radio station play in a place called Ethete in Wyoming, which doesn't have its own radio station yet. They want people to tell them what they think about this idea by sending comments by January 17, 2025.

  • 2021-00588 — Promoting Telehealth in Rural America
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 9295
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that certain rules aimed at promoting telehealth will take effect on March 15, 2021. These rules were designed to help improve healthcare services in rural areas, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, by making it easier for providers to request changes and extensions related to funding and services. The changes include allowing adjustments to site and service details, and providing more time to meet deadlines for service delivery and invoicing. The FCC expects these updates to provide more flexibility for healthcare providers facing challenges due to the pandemic.

    Simple Explanation

    The FCC wants to make it easier for doctors in small towns to use video calls to help patients because of COVID-19, by changing some rules starting on March 15, 2021, to give them more time and flexibility with their work.

  • 2025-02747 — Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 9846
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has amended its rules to reinstate certain channels as vacant FM allotments in various communities, following their previous removal due to the issuance of construction permits or licenses. These allotments are now vacant because the associated FM authorizations were canceled or their applications dismissed. Although the FCC has confirmed these vacant allotments meet the necessary technical requirements, the commission is not opening them for new applications just yet but plans to address this in a future decision. The changes are effective as of February 19, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FCC is making some radio stations available again by putting them back on the list after they were taken off because of permits that didn't work out. They are not letting people apply for these radio spots just yet and will decide what to do next sometime later.

  • 2025-02958 — Connect America Fund, Alaska Connect Fund, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible To Receive Universal Service Support, Universal Service Reform-Mobility Fund
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 10462
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved information collection associated with the Connect America Fund rules. These rules are part of an effort to support broadband internet development in areas with high costs. Carriers receiving support must now report their broadband network performance, including speed and latency, quarterly rather than annually. The revised requirements, which focus on ensuring carriers comply with performance standards, are in effect from February 24, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FCC wants internet companies to tell them how fast and reliable their internet is, four times a year, to make sure everyone can get good internet.

  • 2025-03593 — Radio Broadcasting Services; Ethete, Wyoming
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 11493
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a final rule to amend its Table of FM Allotments by allocating FM Channel 260C0 to Ethete, Wyoming, as a Tribal Allotment. This change follows a staff engineering analysis confirming that the channel meets the FCC's distance separation requirements, with a restriction of 42 kilometers north of Ethete. The decision, effective April 14, 2025, aims to enhance local radio broadcasting services and is documented in a Report and Order available on the FCC's website.

    Simple Explanation

    The FCC has decided to make a special spot on the radio just for a community in Ethete, Wyoming, and they made sure it fits all their rules. This means people there might get a new radio station to listen to!