Comments are due Jan. 28 in docket 26-8 on CenturyLink’s application to discontinue legacy voice service in portions of Kenansville, Florida, after March 31, according to a public notice from the FCC Wireline Bureau in Wednesday’s Daily Digest. The application will be automatically granted Feb. 13 unless the FCC notifies CenturyLink that it won’t be, the notice said.
The FCC Wireline Bureau sought comment Tuesday on a proposal to transfer control of Codecom from the Luis G. Romero Trust to Jose Romero. Codecom provides telecom services primarily to businesses in Puerto Rico, the bureau said. Comments are due Jan. 27, replies Feb. 3, in docket 25-345. In a filing last month, Codecom said it’s seeking a “simple transfer of control between two brothers that make up the entirety of the membership of a privately held company.”
The FCC Enforcement Bureau has proposed $20,000 forfeitures for each of three pirate radio operators in the New York market, said notices of apparent liability in Monday’s Daily Digest. One of the proposed penalties, against Robert Bekune in Irvington, New Jersey, goes back to violations found in 2018, when bureau agents tracked an unauthorized signal to an industrial property with a large sign advertising “PowerHouse Radio 98.5 FM” and “Founder Rev. Prophet Robert Bekune.” Agents found the station operating again in 2023, with the same sign in place, said the notice. Two other NALs were issued to pirates in Spring Valley, New York. Jean Boncoeur and Etzer Toussaint were found allegedly operating unauthorized stations called "Radio Gold Stars" and "Radio Tele Model," respectively, in January 2025.
The FCC Wireline Bureau on Monday approved BW Broadband’s acquisition of assets from Winn Telecom, an incumbent local exchange carrier serving Deerfield and Freemont townships in lower central Michigan. BW Broadband was formed for the purposes of the proposed deal and is a subsidiary of the Blanchard Telephone Association, the bureau said. BW will become the new ILEC in that market. The companies state that Blanchard has “substantial expertise in communications infrastructure,” and BW Broadband “will invest in new infrastructure,” the bureau said.
The FCC's approval of SpaceX launching an additional 7,500 of its second-generation satellites opens the door for the company to enhance direct-to-device connectivity and also points to the Space Bureau's efforts to speed up its approvals process, according to SpaceX and space policy experts. A previous block of 7,500 second-generation satellites was approved in 2022 (see 2212010052).
In a win for Verizon, the FCC Wireless Bureau absolved the carrier Monday of requirements that it has faced since 2008 to unlock the handsets of subscribers, showing the agency's complete turnaround on the issue under Chairman Brendan Carr. The action was taken by the bureau without a commissioner vote and initially announced by Carr on X.
Argo Space is aiming to launch its Navigator reusable spacecraft in March, according to an FCC Space Bureau application Friday. The California-based startup asked for authorization for a prototype mission intended to verify Navigator's performance in low earth orbit and conduct maneuvers in medium earth orbit. Navigator is designed for in-space transportation and will use S-band frequencies for telemetry, tracking and control, Argo added.
AST SpaceMobile is seeking FCC Space Bureau approval to add international S-band frequencies to its planned 248-satellite constellation. In an application posted Wednesday, AST said it wants to use the 1980-2025 MHz and 2160-2200 MHz frequencies outside the U.S. for mobile broadband connectivity. The S-band spectrum would let the company "provide higher capacity, space-based mobile broadband services to international users" and better compete with Chinese internet connectivity. The international S band is already included in AST's ITU filing, it said, and much of the band is underutilized.
The Q3 2025 inflation adjustment figure for cable operators using Form 1240 is 3.76%, said the FCC Media Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics in Thursday's Daily Digest. In the year-ago quarter, it was 1.94%.
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved TelAlaska Cellular’s revised performance plan Thursday. With fiber middle mile now available, TelAlaska’s latest revised performance plan “increases the number of Alaskans that it commits to serve with 4G LTE at 10/1 Mbps from 3,598 to 10,082,” the bureau said. “TelAlaska further commits to serve all 15,198 Alaskans in its footprint with at least 4G LTE technology” by Dec. 31.