Kelley Drye Full Spectrum

In this episode of Full Spectrum, Kelley Drye’s Communications team provides a detailed “First Take” on the Federal Communications Commission’s July 24, 2025 Open Meeting. Special Counsel Mike Dover is joined by partners Chip Yorkgitis and Hank Kelly, and senior associates Jennifer Wainwright and Winafred Brantl, to break down the Commission’s major actions and rulemakings, including: • A multi-pa...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, Special Counsel Mike Dover provides our “First Take” on the Federal Communications Commission’s June 26, 2025 Open Meeting and other recent developments. Mike begins with an update on notable changes at the Commission, following the resignations of Commissioners Starks and Simington and the swift Senate confirmation of Republican Commissioner Trusty, who joined...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications team will be covering October 2024 FCC Open Meeting . First, senior associate Jenny Wainwright will discuss the Commission's adoption of a Report and Order related to hearing aid compatibility requirements for wireless handsets (1:25). Special counsel Mike Dover will cover the Commission's adoption of a Third Report and Order and...

On this episode of Full Spectrum, partner Chip Yorkgitis is going to give an overview of two items adopted by the FCC in late September. The first is a Report and Order that the Commission adopted at its open meeting on September 26 to allow non-geostationary satellite orbit space stations to conduct fixed satellite service downlink operations on a co-primary basis with existing users in the 17.3-...

On this episode, special counsel Mike Dover and senior associate Jenny Wainwright discuss some of the key points from two items released by the FCC on August 29. The first is the FCC’s latest action in the 5G Fund proceeding. The second is related to new rules to enable drone operations in the 5 GHz band.

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, we’ll be giving our first take of the items approved by the FCC commissioners at the agency’s August 2024 open meeting. First, senior associate Jenny Wainwright will give an overview of an action by the FCC to propose specific disclosures for robocalls and robotexts involving the use of artificial intelligence (00:30). Then, special counsel Mike Dover will cove...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications group covers a number of Report and Orders and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemakings covered at the FCC’s July Open Meeting. First, Tom Cohen will discuss bringing common sense and fairness to correctional facility phone rates (00:33). Jenny Wainwright will then discuss modernizing E-Rate to support wi-fi hotspots (08:54). Mike D...

On this episode of Full Spectrum, we discuss two items adopted by the Federal Communications Commission at its May 2024 Open Meeting. First, partner Chip Yorkgitis summarizes the proposed rules to strengthen the FCC’s oversight of telecommunications certification bodies and test labs that are recognized by the FCC to participate in the FCC’s equipment authorization program (0:01:24). Next, partner...

On this episode of Full Spectrum, we discuss the FCC's decision at its May 2024 Open Meeting to reclassify broadband Internet access service (“BIAS”) from a lightly regulated information service to a telecommunications service regulated under Title II of the Communications Act, as well as adopt bright line net neutrality rules for BIAS providers. During the episode, you'll hear from partners Tom C...

On this episode of Full Spectrum the Kelley Drye Communications team will be providing summaries of several of the items adopted by the FCC at its most recent open meeting on March 14th. Chip Yorkgitis, partner, will be discussing a number of rules the Commission adopted to create a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IOT) products (0:01:47). Next, Mi...

On this episode of Full Spectrum, partner Chip Yorkgitis, special counsel Mike Dover, and senior associate Jenny Wainwright provide an overview of four items adopted by the FCC at its most recent open meeting on February 15, 2024. First, Mike discusses a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at expanding accessibility of the emergency alert system (EAS) by facilitating dissemination of alerts in lan...

In this episode of Full Spectrum, partner Tom Cohen discusses the recently held FCC Open Meeting, including a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a framework to facilitate equal access to broadband internet access service by preventing digital discrimination of access.

On this episode of Full Spectrum partners Tom Cohen and Chip Yorkgitis discuss the Notice of Proposed Rule Making adopted by the Commission at its October 19 Open Meeting in its newly-commenced Open Internet (or Net Neutrality) proceeding proposing to reclassify broadband Internet access service (“BIAS”) from a lightly regulated information service to a telecommunications service regulated under T...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications teams will discuss a number of developments from the September FCC Open Meeting. First, Tom Cohen will briefly discuss the impact of a full Commission on the heels of an election cycle. Chip Yorkgitis (3:20) will follow up to discuss two Report and Orders related to satellite and space launches. Hank Kelly (21:02) will discuss the...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications team will be discussing several of the matters raised at the FCC’s August 3, 2023, Open Meeting. First (1:04), partner Chip Yorkgitis covers a Notice of Inquiry that initiates a mostly technical inquiry into how to measure non-Federal spectrum usage as a prelude to future spectrum management decisions. Second (10:19), special coun...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications team will be discussing several of the matters raised at the FCC’s May 18, 2023 Open Meeting. First, (1:00) partner Chip Yorkgitis will cover a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would explore how spectrum in the 42 GHz band might be made available through one of several spectrum access models which have the potential to provide s...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, the Kelley Drye Communications team will be discussing several of the matters raised at the FCC’s May 18, 2023 Open Meeting. First (01:00), Partner Chip Yorkgitis discusses the Commission’s Report and Order expanding unlicensed uses in the 60 GHz band (57-71 GHz). Chip also (08:34) summarizes the Commission’s Report and Order declining to adopt rules to enable...

On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, we continue our coverage of the Federal Communications Commission’s April Open Meeting. Specifically, Partner Chip Yorkgitis will provide an overview of the FCC’s adoption of a Policy Statement addressing spectrum management principles that will guide the Commission in future spectrum proceedings (01:50). He will also summarize a Report and Order and Further No...

Full Spectrum’s FCC Open Meeting Recaps feature a first take and analysis following the FCC’s monthly Open Meetings, with an emphasis on the agenda items directly impacting our clients. On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, Senior Associate Winafred Brantl discusses the Commission's proposed significant changes to the International Section 214 regime (1:11.515). Responding to growing concerns regar...

On today’s episode of the Full Spectrum podcast, attorneys from Kelley Drye’s Communications practice highlight items from the FCC’s March 16th Open Meeting. First, partner Hank Kelly discusses (0:00:58) the FCC’s adoption of a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that addresses a gap in the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication regime, expands robocall mitigation requirements...

This week on the Full Spectrum podcast, Communications partner Chip Yorkgitis discusses the FCC’s recent Notice of Proposed Ruling on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (0:51:-15:16), and Privacy partner Aaron Burstein discusses the recent NPRM on data security (15:17-26:49). (At the time of recording, the UAS NPRM had not yet been published in the Federal Register establishing comment deadlines. Publicati...

On today’s episode of the Full Spectrum podcast, attorneys from Kelley Drye’s Communications practice highlight items from the FCC’s December Open Meeting as well as two important items from November. First, special counsel Mike Dover discusses these items -- Broadband labels and ACP data collection (1:27.057-19:07.750). Discussion of the December Open Meeting items then follows. Partner Tom Cohen...

On today’s episode of the Full Spectrum podcast, attorneys from Kelley Drye’s Communications practice highlight items from the FCC’s October Open Meeting. First, partner Chip Yorkgitis discusses the Commission’s adoption of a Notice of Inquiry to explore the potential restructuring of the 12.7 GHz Band to accommodate the introduction of Next-Generation and other mobile Wireless Services (1:15-13:3...

Full Spectrum’s FCC Open Meeting Recaps feature a first take and analysis following the FCC’s monthly Open Meetings, with an emphasis on the agenda items directly impacting our clients. This month, Special Counsel Mike Dover discusses the Commission’s Report and Order modifying the clarity and accessibility of Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages to the public to make alerts more accessible to th...

Full Spectrum’s FCC Open Meeting Recaps feature a first take and analysis following the FCC’s monthly Open Meetings, with an emphasis on the agenda items directly impacting our clients. This month, Special Counsel Mike Dover discusses the establishment of the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program to provide eligible governmental and non-governmental entities funding to conduct outreach to...