New and old FCC Commissioners are taking their positions at the Portals in Washington DC.  New Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected to spearhead Obama’s push to enhance broadband services in both urban and rural environments.  Click HERE  for the link to the story.

The FCC is 75 years old today, Friday June 19.  Startijng with Morse Code, to analog transmissions, on into the digital era and looking toward promoting broadband everywhere across America, this Federal agency is one of America’s most influential institutions.  It oversees about one-sixth of our economy: Land Mobile, Amateur, Telephone, Broadcasting, Satellite and many other mediums of RF transmission and communications systems.  The most important task it its guardianship of the first amendment Right of freedom of speech on America’s airwaves.  Happy Birthday!

Senators told Julius Genachowski, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Federal Communications Commission, about deep dissatisfactions with the FCC. Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV cited the influence of special interests and warned Genachowski to fix it. The senators also urged the FCC to do more to enforce indecency laws.  The story of the hearing can be found HERE.

Ogden, Utah Public Safety agencies staged a successful earthquake drill recently, involving the new emergency command center, industrial radio licensees anc CERT teams.  You can read the details about the event HERE.

Deadline and Procedures for Filing Updated Waiver Requests, new FCC Public Notice is available from the FCC HERE.  By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) provides guidance for submission by non-border 800 MHz licensees of supplemental requests for waiver of the 800 MHz rebanding deadline

The FCC issued an erratum to  FCC 09-229 to Amend Part 90 of the Rules. By this action the correct the definition of Effective Radiated Power (ERP)  and how it is determined.  The Document in PDF form is HERE, in DOC format HERE and TEXT Format HERE.

Potentially things have settled down and all FCC Commissioner slots will be filled soon. Haggling over who will take the Republican positions has ended and current  Commissioner Robert  McDowell will stay with Meridith Atwell Baker, former acting head of the NTIA taking the other seat.  Fierce Wireless has the story HERE.  President Obama is expected to be making the announcement soon

Bearing Point, the FCC approved “Transition Administrator” for the 800 MHz band has gone bankrupt.  The FCC has approved Deloitte Consulting purchasing the assets of Bearing Point and picking up the duties.   Highlights of the transition of the Transition Administrator are available HERE.

Andrew Seybold, industry analyst and consultant really hits it home with his latest commentary; “Advice for the New FCC.”  We hope they read it, and you should too!  The link to his commentary is HERE.

If the FCC comes calling, you must let them in, even if it is just to allow them to inspect your wireless router.  click HERE for the details.