Recent Federal Communications Commission regulations affecting small businesses

FCC Enforcement Bureau suspends Donatus Anyanwu from the E-Rate Program and initiates debarment proceedings affecting all universal service support mechanisms, with parties having rights to file opposition requests with supporting documentation.

FCC requires holders of Commission licenses and authorizations to attest and disclose any ownership, control, or direction by foreign adversaries through a streamlined filing process.

Federal Communications Commission requests public comment on information collection burdens under the Paperwork Reduction Act, with specific focus on reducing reporting requirements for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees.

Federal Communications Commission revises suspension and debarment rules to add mandatory reporting requirements and extend safeguards across additional FCC programs to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

FCC adopts OMB guidance on nonprofit debarment and suspension rules to prevent fraud and abuse in agency support programs for eligible entities.

The Federal Communications Commission proposes expanding spectrum access for emergent space operations by adding secondary allocations to the Space Operation Service and enabling spectrum leasing between existing licensees and earth station operator…

The FCC updates foreign ownership rules for broadcast and common carrier radio licensees under Communications Act Section 310(b), clarifying controlling entity requirements, trust identification, U.S. residency standards, and application processing …