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NRC Launches Faster, Smarter Environmental Review Program Saving Time and Resources
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release:
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NRC Launches Faster, Smarter Environmental Review Program Saving Time and Resources
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public input on Amarillo-based Fermi America's Project Matador, marking the first use of a transformative new pilot program that modernizes how the agency conducts environmental reviews.
This new approach--enabled by recent amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act--allows applicants, under NRC oversight, to develop a draft environmental impact statement.
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release:
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NRC Launches Faster, Smarter Environmental Review Program Saving Time and Resources
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public input on Amarillo-based Fermi America's Project Matador, marking the first use of a transformative new pilot program that modernizes how the agency conducts environmental reviews.
This new approach--enabled by recent amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act--allows applicants, under NRC oversight, to develop a draft environmental impact statement.By rethinking the traditional review process, the program is expected to reduce inhouse NRC review time by approximately 50 percent and deliver resource savings of about 30 percent, all while maintaining compliance with environmental requirements.
Fermi America is the first private company to participate in this pilot, setting a precedent for a more efficient, collaborative, and transparent environmental review process. Its Project Matador application seeks a combined license to build and operate four AP1000 reactors at the site.
Public input at this early stage plays a critical role in shaping the environmental review. Comments help identify the most relevant environmental issues and ensure the EIS is comprehensive, focused, and responsive to community concerns. The NRC is accepting comments through multiple channels until the April 20 deadline, as outlined in the Federal Register notice.
Fermi America submitted the initial portion of its application on June 17, 2025, with additional information provided on August 20, 2025. More details about the Project Matador environmental review and opportunities for public engagement are available on the NRC's website.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was created as an expert, technical agency to protect public health, safety, and security, and regulate the civilian use of nuclear materials, including enabling the deployment of nuclear power for the benefit of society. Among other responsibilities, the agency issues licenses, conducts inspections, initiates and enforces regulations, and plans for incident response. The NRC is collaborating with interagency partners to implement reforms outlined in new Executive Orders and the ADVANCE Act to streamline agency activities and enhance efficiency.
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Original text here: https://www.nrc.gov/sites/default/files/cdn/doc-collection-news/2026/26-034.pdf
Fact Sheet: FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign-Made Consumer Routers, Prohibiting Approval of New Models
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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FACT SHEET: FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign-Made Consumer Routers, Prohibiting Approval of New Models
Update Follows Determination by Executive Branch Agencies that Consumer-Grade Routers Produced in Foreign Countries Threaten National Security
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Today, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Covered List to include all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries. Routers are the boxes in every home that connect computers, phones, and smart
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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FACT SHEET: FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign-Made Consumer Routers, Prohibiting Approval of New Models
Update Follows Determination by Executive Branch Agencies that Consumer-Grade Routers Produced in Foreign Countries Threaten National Security
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Today, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Covered List to include all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries. Routers are the boxes in every home that connect computers, phones, and smartdevices to the internet. This followed a determination by a White House-convened Executive Branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise that such routers "pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons."
The Executive Branch determination noted that foreign-produced routers (1) introduce "a supply chain vulnerability that could disrupt the U.S. economy, critical infrastructure, and national defense" and (2) pose "a severe cybersecurity risk that could be leveraged to immediately and severely disrupt U.S. critical infrastructure and directly harm U.S. persons."
President Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy stated: "the United States must never be dependent on any outside power for core components--from raw materials to parts to finished products--necessary to the nation's defense or economy. We must re-secure our own independent and reliable access to the goods we need to defend ourselves and preserve our way of life."
Malicious actors have exploited security gaps in foreign-made routers to attack American households, disrupt networks, enable espionage, and facilitate intellectual property theft. Foreign-made routers were also involved in the Volt, Flax, and Salt Typhoon cyberattacks targeting vital U.S. infrastructure.
The determination included an exemption for routers that the Department of War (DoW) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have granted "Conditional Approval" after finding that such device or devices do not pose such unacceptable risks. Producers of consumer-grade routers are encouraged to submit an application for Conditional Approval using the guidance attached to the determination. Applications should be submitted to conditional-approvals@fcc.gov.
As outlined below, today's action does not impact a consumer's continued use of routers they previously acquired. Nor does it prevent retailers from continuing to sell, import, or market router models approved previously through the FCC's equipment authorization process. By operation of the FCC's Covered List rules, the restrictions imposed today apply to new device models.
Chairman Carr issued the following statement:
"I welcome this Executive Branch national security determination, and I am pleased that the FCC has now added foreign-produced routers, which were found to pose an unacceptable national security risk, to the FCC's Covered List. Following President Trump's leadership, the FCC will continue do our part in making sure that U.S. cyberspace, critical infrastructure, and supply chains are safe and secure."
Additional Background:
* The FCC's Covered List is a list of communications equipment and services that are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the U.S. or the safety and security of U.S. persons.
* Under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, the Commission can update the Covered List only at the direction of national security authorities. In other words, the Commission cannot update this list on its own and is required to implement determinations that are made by our national security agency experts.
* Equipment on the Covered List ("covered" equipment) is prohibited from getting FCC equipment authorization. Most electronic devices (including consumer-grade routers) require FCC equipment authorization prior to importation, marketing, or sale in the U.S. Covered equipment is banned from receiving new equipment authorizations, preventing new devices from entering the U.S. market.
* The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency encourages organizations to use the Covered List for risk management analysis in their regulatory compliance efforts.
* Following a similar National Security Determination in December, and a follow-up Determination in January, the FCC recently added the following to the Covered List: "Uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components produced in a foreign country --except, (a) UAS and UAS critical components included on the Defense Contract Management Agency's (DCMA's) Blue UAS Cleared List, until January 1, 2027,# (b) UAS critical components that qualify as "domestic end products" under the Buy American Standard, 48 CFR 25.101(a), until January 1, 2027; and (c) devices which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS--and all communications and video surveillance equipment and services listed in Section 1709(a)(1) of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 118-159)".
What does this mean?
* New devices on the Covered List, such as foreign-made consumer-grade routers, are prohibited from receiving FCC authorization and are therefore prohibited from being imported for use or sale in the U.S. This update to the Covered List does not prohibit the import, sale, or use of any existing device models the FCC previously authorized.
* This action does not affect any previously-purchased consumer-grade routers. Consumers can continue to use any router they have already lawfully purchased or acquired.
* Producers of consumer-grade routers that receive Conditional Approval from DoW or DHS can continue to receive FCC equipment authorizations. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit applications to conditional-approvals@fcc.gov.
For more information, please see our FAQ page (https://www.fcc.gov/faqs-recent-updates-fcc-covered-list-regarding-routers-produced-foreign-countries).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-420034A1.pdf
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Certifications for No Subscribers/No Testing in Performance Measures Module
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 16-271, 17-182, 18-143, 19-126) on March 23, 2026:
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The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) previously instructed carriers that did not perform network performance testing and therefore did not have network performance test results to email the Bureau and USAC by the quarterly certification deadline./1 We now announce that the Performance Measures Module (PMM) has been updated to allow certifications when there are no data to report.
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 16-271, 17-182, 18-143, 19-126) on March 23, 2026:
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The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) previously instructed carriers that did not perform network performance testing and therefore did not have network performance test results to email the Bureau and USAC by the quarterly certification deadline./1 We now announce that the Performance Measures Module (PMM) has been updated to allow certifications when there are no data to report.
Carriersmay select the appropriate certification from the following options: 1) Nothing to report because there were no active subscribers during the quarter for the speed tier; 2) Nothing to report because while the carrier had active subscribers, it obtained the sample during the quarter and did not have time to set up testing; or 3) Nothing to report because while the carrier had subscribers, the carrier did not perform network testing.
Carriers must use the new system certification to report that they have no data to report and select the corresponding reason. As of the April 15, 2026, certification deadline, email notifications will no longer be accepted to certify there are no data to report. As a reminder, carriers must certify their network performance testing data by the following deadlines:
April 15, 2026 Results of first quarter 2026 network performance tests/2
July 15, 2026 Results of second quarter 2026 network performance tests/3
October 15, 2026 Results of third quarter 2026 network performance tests
January 15, 2027 Results of fourth quarter 2026 network performance tests
Carriers subject to official testing (as opposed to pre-testing) that certify after the deadline will face a support reduction (i.e., support that will not be restored) pursuant to 47 CFR Sec. 54.313(j)./4
For additional information or questions, please contact Divya Shenoy of the Wireline Competition Bureau, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, at Divya.Shenoy@fcc.gov or (202) 418-1558.
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Footnotes:
1/ Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds High-Cost Support Recipients That Results of First Quarter 2025 Network Performance Tests Must be Certified by April 15, 2025, WC Docket Nos. 10-90 et al., Public Notice, DA 25-289 (WCB Mar. 31, 2025); 47 CFR Sec. 54.313(a)(6).
2/ See Wireline Competition Bureau Provides Guidance to Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Bringing Puerto Rico Together Fund, and Connect USVI Fund Carriers on the Transition to Reporting Fabric Location IDs in the High Cost Universal Broadband Portal, WC Docket Nos. 20-34, et al., Public Notice, 40 FCC Rcd 2881, 2884 (WCB 2025) (waiving the requirement to conduct performance measures testing in the first and second quarters of 2026 for Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), Bringing Puerto Rico Together Fund (PR Fund), and Connect USVI Fund). Certification is not required for RDOF, PR Fund, or Connect USVI Fund for the first and second quarters of 2026.
3/ See id.
4/ Carriers in pre-testing face a withholding (i.e., support that can be restored).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-277A1.pdf
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice Reminding Providers of Incarcerated People's Communications Services of June 1 Deadline for Filing Annual Reports & Certifications
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375) on March 23, 2026:
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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reminds providers of incarcerated people's communications services (IPCS) that the deadline for this year's submission of annual reports and certifications, required pursuant to section 64.6060 of the Commission's rules, was extended and is now June 1, 2026./1 The forms and instructions for this year's annual reports and certifications are available
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375) on March 23, 2026:
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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) reminds providers of incarcerated people's communications services (IPCS) that the deadline for this year's submission of annual reports and certifications, required pursuant to section 64.6060 of the Commission's rules, was extended and is now June 1, 2026./1 The forms and instructions for this year's annual reports and certifications are availableat https://www.fcc.gov/general/ipcs. All required data must be submitted using the electronic Word and Excel templates provided by the Commission, and in a machine-readable and manipulable format./2 Public versions of the reports shall also be filed in the electronic Word and Excel templates provided by the Commission, and in a machine-readable and manipulable format, using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/./3
Any request for confidential treatment must adhere to the standard set forth in section 0.459(b) of the Commission's rules,/4 as applied in the ICS Annual Report Transparency Order./5 In that Order, the Bureau explained that information in the 2019 Annual Reports regarding "facility names, inmate calling services rates, [and] the amounts of ancillary service charges" was not entitled to confidential treatment, given the "strong public interest in transparency surrounding rates, charges, terms, and fees for inmate calling services."/6 The Bureau also denied confidential treatment of information on average daily population, because it found no persuasive reason for protecting such information from public disclosure./7
These same confidentiality determinations have applied to all IPCS Annual Reports since 2020,/8 and remain applicable to the Annual Reports due June 1, 2026, providing required information for calendar year 2025.
As a result, the Bureau expects the majority of each annual report to be filed publicly via ECFS, with only limited requests, if necessary, for redaction from public inspection. We remind providers that requests for confidential treatment will be subject to challenge and review by any party or by the Commission under the provisions of the relevant Protective Order./9
For further information, please contact Sara Rahmjoo, Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, at 202-418-0242, or at sara.rahmjoo@fcc.gov.
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Footnotes:
1/ Pursuant to 47 CFR Sec. 64.6060, providers must submit annual reports and certifications by April 1 of each year. This deadline was extended for 2026 filings by WCB in an order released on February 25, 2026. See Incarcerated People's Communications Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket Nos. 23-62 and 12-375, Order, DA 26-189, para. 1 (WCB Feb. 25, 2026).
2/ Instructions for Completing the Incarcerated People's Communications Services Annual Reporting and Annual Certification Forms (FCC Forms 2301(a) and 2301(b)) at 5-6, available at https://www.fcc.gov/general/ipcs (Current IPCS Annual Reporting Instructions).
3/ See id.; Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (May 1, 1998).
4/ 47 CFR Sec. 0.459(b); see id. Sec. 0.459(c) (specifying that "[c]asual requests [for confidential treatment] (including simply stamping pages 'confidential') . . . will not be considered").
5/ Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket No. 12-375, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 9267 at para. 1 (WCB 2020) (ICS Annual Report Transparency Order).
6/ Id.
7/ Id.
8/ Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Providers of Inmate Calling Services of the April 1, 2024 Deadline for Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket No. 12-375, Public Notice, 39 FCC Rcd 1472 (WCB 2024); Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Providers of Inmate Calling Services of the April 1, 2023 Deadline for Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket No. 12-375, Public Notice, 38 FCC Rcd 1377 (WCB 2023); Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Providers of Inmate Calling Services of the April 1, 2022 Deadline for Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket No. 12-375, Public Notice, 37 FCC Rcd 1214 (WCB 2022); Wireline Competition Bureau Reminds Providers of Inmate Calling Services of the April 1, 2021 Deadline for Annual Reports and Certifications, WC Docket No. 12-375, Public Notice, 36 FCC Rcd 4764 (WCB 2021).
9/ See Incarcerated People's Communications Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act; Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375, Protective Order, 38 FCC Rcd 2498, 2500, para. 4 (WCB 2023).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-276A1.pdf
FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Issues Public Notice: Key Bridge Spectrum Access System Administrator Certification Renewal
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. GN Docket No. 15-319) on March 23, 2026:
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I. INTRODUCTION
1. With this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) announce that Key Bridge Wireless LLC (Key Bridge) is approved to continue operating as a Spectrum Access System (SAS) administrator in the 3.55-3.7 GHz band (3.5 GHz band) for an additional five-year term./1
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. GN Docket No. 15-319) on March 23, 2026:
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I. INTRODUCTION
1. With this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) announce that Key Bridge Wireless LLC (Key Bridge) is approved to continue operating as a Spectrum Access System (SAS) administrator in the 3.55-3.7 GHz band (3.5 GHz band) for an additional five-year term./1After reviewing Key Bridge's renewal submission, in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of War (DoW), WTB and OET find that Key Bridge has satisfied the compliance obligations set forth in the SAS Renewal Procedures Notice and is therefore authorized to continue providing commercial services until March 9, 2031, subject to the conditions set forth herein./2
II. BACKGROUND
2. SAS administrators must be authorized by the Commission to operate a SAS./3 In the 2015 Report and Order, the Commission directed WTB and OET, in consultation with the DoW and the NTIA, to oversee the review, certification, and approval of SAS administrators in the 3.5 GHz band./4 WTB and OET have approved eight SAS administrators for full commercial deployment, and six of the SASs still operate today. On March 9, 2021, WTB and OET approved Key Bridge to operate for a fiveyear term./5
3. The five-year term for Key Bridge expired on March 9, 2026./6 Pursuant to 47 CFR Sec. 96.63 and the SAS Renewal Procedures Notice, Key Bridge submitted a timely application to renew its SAS certification for another five-year term./7
III. DISCUSSION
4. Based on our review of the information contained in Key Bridge's renewal certification filings, as well as all relevant information previously submitted in this proceeding, we hereby renew the certification of Key Bridge for another five-year term. Specifically, Key Bridge may continue to operate its SAS on a commercial basis subject to the following compliance obligations, which remain consistent with those described in the SAS Approval Public Notice and our rules:/8
* Key Bridge must continue to comply with all current and future Commission rules and policies, as well as comply with all instructions issued by WTB, OET, or the Enforcement Bureau (EB), including any processes for interference reporting, consistent with sections 0.241(j) and 0.331(f) of the Commission's rules/9 applicable to SASs on an ongoing basis./10 Key Bridge must also comply with requests for additional information from the Commission, WTB, OET, or EB.
* Key Bridge must ensure that the information on file with the Commission related to its business operations and ownership structure remains accurate./11 If any such information has changed, Key Bridge must update the information on file with the Commission in its renewal application via a supplemental filing in GN Docket No. 15-319. Once Key Bridge becomes aware that there will be a material change to its ownership information, business structure, or financial capability to operate a SAS, after renewal, we expect Key Bridge to discuss such changes with relevant WTB and OET staff prior to the change taking effect, and Key Bridge must fully disclose this change in a supplemental filing in GN Docket No. 15-319.
* Consistent with existing requirements, if Key Bridge plans to make substantive changes to its system, for example, to comply with new releases of industry standards, it must supplement or amend its filings to describe those changes. If no such changes are planned or known at the time of renewal, Key Bridge must certify that it will supplement or amend its filings as soon as is practicable if such changes occur during its renewal term./12
* Key Bridge must continue to comply with any expanded SAS capabilities or obligations--including the provision of service in additional U.S. Territories and Possessions/13 and the support of spectrum manager leasing/14--authorized since its initial certification.
* Key Bridge must continue to protect current and future federal incumbent operations in and near the 3.5 GHz band, as set forth in the Commission's rules and subsequent WTB/OET actions./15 Examples of subsequent WTB/OET actions include the use of the Telecommunications Advanced Research and Dynamic Spectrum Sharing System (TARDyS3) scheduling portal for federal coordination,/16 as well as the modified aggregate interference model to protect federal operations in the 3.5 GHz Band./17
5. The above conditions will ensure that Key Bridge will continue to comply with the Commission's rules. A SAS administrator's certification may be revoked at any time if the SAS administrator fails to comply with the Commission's rules and guidance on an ongoing basis.
By the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology.
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Footnotes:
1/ See 47 CFR Sec. 96.63(e).
2/ Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Announce Renewal Procedures For Spectrum Access System Administrators in the 3.5 GHz Band, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 39 FCC Rcd 13378 (WTB/OET 2024) (SAS Renewal Procedures Notice). SAS administrators that seek renewal of their terms to conduct full commercial operations must certify their compliance with all renewal obligations in a filing with the Commission no fewer than 14 days before the expiration of their existing certifications. See SAS Renewal Procedures Notice, 39 FCC Rcd at 13381, para. 7.
3/ 47 CFR Sec. 96.3 (defining a SAS administrator as "[a]n entity authorized by the Commission to operate an SAS in accordance with the rules and procedures set forth in Sec. 96.63").
4/ See Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band, GN Docket No. 12-354, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 30 FCC Rcd 3959, 4067, paras. 369-73 (2015) (2015 Report and Order). See also 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 0.241(j), 0.331(f).
5/ See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrator Key Bridge Wireless for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3.5 GHz Band, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 36 FCC Rcd 4880 (WTB/OET 2021) (Key Bridge Authorization).
6/ See Key Bridge Authorization.
7/ See 47 CFR Sec. 96.63(e). Key Bridge was required to file its renewal certifications no later than Monday, February 23, 2026, and met that deadline. SAS Renewal Procedures Notice, 39 FCC Rcd at 13381, para. 7 & n.23; see also Letter from Jesse Caulfield, CEO, Key Bridge Wireless LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, GN Docket No. 15-319 (filed Jan. 27, 2026).
8/ See Key Bridge Authorization, 36 FCC Rcd at 4882-83, para. 5; see also Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Conditionally Approve Seven Spectrum Access System Administrators for the 3.5 GHz Band, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 31 FCC Rcd 13355, at 13356-58, para. 7 (WTB/OET 2016) (SAS Conditional Approval Public Notice).
9/ See 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 0.241(j), 0.331(f) (delegating authority to WTB/OET to oversee the SAS approval process and facilitate the testing and development of multiple SAS operators).
10/ See, e.g., 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 96.53-96.65. In August 2024, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling that sought comment on a broad range of issues in the 3.5 GHz band. Promoting Investment in the 3550-3700 MHz band, GN Docket No. 17-258, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling, 39 FCC Rcd 9775 (2024).
11/ This includes information submitted by Key Bridge in response to the SAS Administrator Application Notice and subsequent WTB/OET PNs, as well as any changes and supplements that information that were subsequently filed in GN Docket No. 15-319. See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Establish Procedure and Deadline for Filing Spectrum Access System (SAS) Administrators(s) and Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) Operator(s) Applications, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd 14170 (WTB/OET 2015) (SAS Administrator Application Notice).
12/ Before WTB and OET approve the use of new or modified SAS features, the SAS operator must demonstrate that the modified SAS will continue to comply with the Commission's rules, and it may be required to submit its systems for additional testing. Upon request, the SAS operator must provide external testing interfaces to enable WTB and OET, in collaboration with NTIA and DoD, to verify that the proposed modifications comply with the relevant rules as specified by the Commission. See, e.g., Key Bridge Authorization, 36 FCC Rcd at 4882-83, para. 5; Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Four Spectrum Access System Administrators for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3.5 GHz Band and Emphasize Licensee Compliance Obligations in the 3650-3700 MHz Band Under Part 96, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 117, 118-20, para. 5 (WTB/OET 2020); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrator Amdocs for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3.5 GHz Band, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 3687, 3688-90, para. 5 (WTB/OET 2020); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrator Red Technologies for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3.5 GHz Band, to Support Spectrum Manager Leasing, and to use Key Bridge Wireless LLC's Environmental Sensing Capability, GN Docket No. 15319, Public Notice, 38 FCC Rcd 8549, 8551-52, para. 5 (WTB/OET 2023); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrator Nokia for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3.5 GHz Band and to Support Spectrum Manager Leasing, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, DA 25-1057, at 3-4, para. 5 (WTB/OET 2025).
13/ For example, Federated, Google, and Sony received approval to operate in American Samoa after initial SAS certification. See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrator Federated Wireless for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3550-3650 MHz Band in American Samoa, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 36 FCC Rcd 8236 (WTB/OET 2021); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrator Google for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3.5 GHz Band in American Samoa, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 36 FCC Rcd 8467 (WTB/OET 2021); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrator Sony, Inc. for Full Scale Commercial Deployment in the 3.5 GHz Band in American Samoa, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 37 FCC Rcd 9269 (WTB/OET 2022).
14/ See The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Spectrum Access System Administrators Amdocs, Federated Wireless, Inc., Google, Key Bridge, and Sony, Corp. to Support Spectrum Manager Leasing, GN Docket No. 15-319, Public Notice, 37 FCC Rcd 7934 (WTB/OET 2022).
15/ See 47 CFR Sec. 96.15.
16/ See Promoting Investment in the 3550-3700 MHz Band; 3.5 GHz SAS and ESC Applications, GN Docket Nos. 17258 and 15-319, Order, 38 FCC Rcd 7628 (WTB/OET 2023); see also Letter from Charles Cooper, Assoc. Admin., Office of Spectrum Mgt., NTIA, to Ronald T. Repasi, Chief (Acting) OET, and Donald Stockdale, Jr., Chief, WTB, FCC (Jan. 22, 2020), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/fcc-filing/2015/ntia-letter-fcc-commercial-operations-3550-3650mhz-band; https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filing/101220466714222.
17/ See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology Approve Certified SAS Administrators to use Modified Aggregate Interference Model, GN Docket Nos. 17-258 and 15-319, Public Notice, DA 24-643 (WTB/OET 2024).
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SEC Obtains Final Consent Judgment as to EXx-Resident of Los Angeles Charged With Insider Trading
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:15-cv-06460; C.D. Cal. filed Aug. 25, 2015) involving ex-resident of Los Angeles charged with insider trading:
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On March 20, 2026, the United States District Court for the Central District of California entered a final consent judgment as to Kevan Sadigh, an entrepreneur and former resident of Los Angeles, in the SEC's civil enforcement action against him for insider trading.
According to the SEC's complaint, filed on August 25, 2015, Sadigh was tipped by a friend and work colleague,
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:15-cv-06460; C.D. Cal. filed Aug. 25, 2015) involving ex-resident of Los Angeles charged with insider trading:
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On March 20, 2026, the United States District Court for the Central District of California entered a final consent judgment as to Kevan Sadigh, an entrepreneur and former resident of Los Angeles, in the SEC's civil enforcement action against him for insider trading.
According to the SEC's complaint, filed on August 25, 2015, Sadigh was tipped by a friend and work colleague,who in turn had been tipped by his close friend, an analyst in J.P. Morgan Securities LLC's San Francisco office, concerning material nonpublic information about two corporate acquisitions in which JPMS played an advisory role. The complaint alleges that Sadigh and his colleague, acting largely in parallel, reaped large profits by making unlawful securities trades on the basis of that material nonpublic information.
The final consent judgment permanently enjoins Sadigh from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder by committing or engaging in specified actions or activities relevant to such violations, and Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-3 thereunder. The final judgment also orders Sadigh liable for disgorgement in the amount of $108,120, which is deemed satisfied by the entry of an order of forfeiture in the parallel criminal case, United States v. Sadigh, No. 2:15-cr-00465-TJH (C.D. Cal.).
The SEC's litigation is being led by David S. Mendel and James E. Smith, and supervised by Christopher Bruckmann, Paul E. Kim, and Joseph Sansone.
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Resources
* Final Judgment (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/litreleases/2026/judg26504.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26504
FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice Seeking Comment on Region 21 700 MHz Regional Plan Update
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WT Docket No. 02-378) on March 23, 2026:
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Introduction. By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the Region 21 (Michigan)/1 - Regional Planning Committee's (RPC's) proposed modification to its 700 MHz Public Safety Plan (Plan) for General Use/2 spectrum in the narrowband segment of the 700 MHz band (769-775/799-805 MHz)./3
Background. In 1998, the Commission established a structure to allow RPCs
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WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WT Docket No. 02-378) on March 23, 2026:
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Introduction. By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the Region 21 (Michigan)/1 - Regional Planning Committee's (RPC's) proposed modification to its 700 MHz Public Safety Plan (Plan) for General Use/2 spectrum in the narrowband segment of the 700 MHz band (769-775/799-805 MHz)./3
Background. In 1998, the Commission established a structure to allow RPCsoptimal flexibility to meet state and local needs, encourage innovative use of narrowband spectrum in the 700 MHz band, and accommodate new and as yet unanticipated developments in technology and equipment./4 Each of the fifty-five (55) RPCs is required to submit its plan for General Use spectrum./5 The Commission's role in relation to the RPCs is limited to (1) defining the regional boundaries; (2) requiring fair and open procedures, i.e., requiring notice, opportunity for comment, and reasonable consideration; (3) specifying the elements that all regional plans must include; and (4) reviewing and accepting proposed plans (or amendments to approved plans) or rejecting them with an explanation./6
The Region 21 700 MHz Plan Update. On September 17, 2025, the RPC submitted an amendment to the Region 21 - 700 MHz Plan./7 In its amendment, the RPC proposes to:
* Delete obsolete language,
* Accept applications via CAPRAD, and
* Adopt a 45-business day response window./8
Region 21's RPC received concurrence letters for the proposed Plan Amendment from its four adjacent regions: Region14 (Indiana), Region 45 (Wisconsin), and Region 54 (Chicago-Metropolitan) and Region 33 (Ohio)./9
We have reviewed the Region 21 Plan Amendment and find that it sufficiently complies with the applicable Commission rules and policies, and tentatively accept it.
Request for Comments on the Region 21 Plan Amendment. Prior to taking further action on the RPC's proposal to amend its 700 MHz plan, by this Public Notice, we solicit comment on the Region 21 Plan Amendment. The Plan Amendment is available through ECFS at ecfs@fcc.gov under WT Docket No. 02-378.
Procedural Matters
Ex Parte Rules. In the interest of facilitating the Commission's ability to conduct a thorough investigation, this proceeding shall be treated as exempt in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./10 Accordingly, ex parte presentations to or from Commission decision-making personnel are permissible and need not be disclosed.
Filing Requirements. Interested parties may file comments in response to this Public Notice on or before March 16, 2026./11
* Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
* Paper Filers: Parties filing by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
o Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
o Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
o Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
o Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
Materials in Accessible Formats. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
For further information regarding this matter, contact Brian Marenco, Electronics Engineer, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at (202) 418-0838 or Brian.Marenco@fcc.gov.
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Footnotes:
1/ The Region 21 (Michigan) 700 MHz regional planning area includes the entire state of Michigan.
2/ The General Use spectrum is administered by RPCs and is licensed for public safety services on a site-by-site basis in accordance with the relevant Commission-approved regional plan and frequency coordination.
3/ See Letter from Keith M. Bradshaw, Chairman, Region 21 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee, to Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, WT Docket No. 02-378 (dated Sep. 17, 2025) (filed Sep. 17, 2025) (Cover Letter). See also Region 21 700 MHz Plan Update, WT Docket 02-378 (filed Sep. 17, 2025) (Plan Amendment).
4/ See Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency Communication Requirements Through the Year 2010, First Report and Order and Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 14 FCC Rcd 152 (1998) (First Report and Order); Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 16844 (2000). See also 47 CFR Sec. 90.527.
5/ See 47 CFR Sec. 90.527.
6/ First Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 195 para. 87.
7/ See Cover Letter and Plan Amendment.
8/ Cover Letter at 1. See also Plan Amendment at 6.
9/ See E-mail from Lawrence Turner, (Region 14) to Keith Bradshaw, Chair Region 21 RPC (Feb 19, 2025);; Letter from Russell Schreiner, Chairman Region 45, to Region 21 RPC (Jan. 24, 2025); Letter from James Westover, Chairman Region 54, to Mr. Bradshaw, Region 21 RPC (Jun. 1, 2025); (collectively filed Sep. 17, 2025). See also Letter from Devan Phillips, Chairman Region 33, to Region 21 RPC (Feb 4, 2025) (filed Feb 17, 2026).
10/ See 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200(a) ("Where the public interest so requires in a particular proceeding, the Commission and its staff retain the discretion to modify the applicable ex parte rules by order, letter, or public notice.").
11/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121-01 (1998).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-284A1.pdf
