Gabriella Novello, Assistant Editor, is a journalist for Communications Daily covering telecommunications and the Federal Communications Commission. She joined the Warren Communications News staff in 2020, after covering election integrity and the 2020 presidential election at WhoWhatWhy. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism with a minor in health promotion at American University. You can follow Novello on Instagram and Twitter: @NOVELLOGAB.
Biography for Gabriella NovelloRecent Articles by Gabriella NovelloThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling Wednesday against the FCC's Universal Service Fund contribution factor for the first quarter of 2022 will likely have little to no immediate impact on the commission's USF-funded programs and providers contributing to the fund, trade groups and legal experts told us (see 2407240043). It's uncertain how the U.S. Supreme Court would interpret conflicting rulings of the 5th, 6th and 11th circuits. Consumers' Research asked SCOTUS in a supplemental brief filed Thursday (docket 23-456) to grant rehearing as a result of the circuit split.Read More >>
Nearly $1 billion in Digital Equity Act funding is now available, NTIA announced Wednesday. The agency's notice of funding opportunity kicked off the competitive grant program (see 2403290039). Meanwhile, in a Tuesday letter, numerous state and national broadband industry associations alerted Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that low-cost requirements in the broadband equity, access and deployment (BEAD) program could discourage participation in it.Read More >>
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 9-7 decision sided with Consumers' Research following an en banc rehearing of the group's challenge of the FCC's Universal Service Fund contribution methodology. Calling the contribution factor a "misbegotten tax," the court in a Wednesday ruling in docket 22-60008 held that as a "practical matter," the Universal Service Administrative Co. "sets the USF tax" that's "subject only to FCC's rubber stamp" (see 2406180055). In a statement, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the agency will "pursue all available avenues for review."Read More >>
The FCC should proceed with caution or reconsider entirely a proposal that imposes on the nine largest ISPs specific reporting requirements on their border gateway protocol (BGP) security practices, ISPs and industry groups said in comments posted through Thursday in docket 24-146 (see 2406060028). The Biden administration "supports properly implemented and narrowly constructed" BGP reporting requirements, NTIA said. "The FCC's action should be appropriately tailored to preserve the highly successful multistakeholder model of internet governance."Read More >>
FCC commissioners adopted a series of items implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Act of 2022 during their open meeting Thursday (see 2407140001). A report and order reduces the permanent per minute rate caps for audio calls and for the first time establishes interim rate caps for video calls for incarcerated people. The law also clarified the FCC’s authority to also set rate caps for intrastate and international calls.Read More >>
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling Wednesday against the FCC's Universal Service Fund contribution factor for the first quarter of 2022 will likely have little to no immediate impact on the commission's USF-funded programs and providers contributing to the fund, trade groups and legal experts told us (see 2407240043). It's uncertain how the U.S. Supreme Court would interpret conflicting rulings of the 5th, 6th and 11th circuits. Consumers' Research asked SCOTUS in a supplemental brief filed Thursday (docket 23-456) to grant rehearing as a result of the circuit split.Read More >>
Nearly $1 billion in Digital Equity Act funding is now available, NTIA announced Wednesday. The agency's notice of funding opportunity kicked off the competitive grant program (see 2403290039). Meanwhile, in a Tuesday letter, numerous state and national broadband industry associations alerted Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that low-cost requirements in the broadband equity, access and deployment (BEAD) program could discourage participation in it.Read More >>
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 9-7 decision sided with Consumers' Research following an en banc rehearing of the group's challenge of the FCC's Universal Service Fund contribution methodology. Calling the contribution factor a "misbegotten tax," the court in a Wednesday ruling in docket 22-60008 held that as a "practical matter," the Universal Service Administrative Co. "sets the USF tax" that's "subject only to FCC's rubber stamp" (see 2406180055). In a statement, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the agency will "pursue all available avenues for review."Read More >>
The FCC should proceed with caution or reconsider entirely a proposal that imposes on the nine largest ISPs specific reporting requirements on their border gateway protocol (BGP) security practices, ISPs and industry groups said in comments posted through Thursday in docket 24-146 (see 2406060028). The Biden administration "supports properly implemented and narrowly constructed" BGP reporting requirements, NTIA said. "The FCC's action should be appropriately tailored to preserve the highly successful multistakeholder model of internet governance."Read More >>
FCC commissioners adopted a series of items implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Act of 2022 during their open meeting Thursday (see 2407140001). A report and order reduces the permanent per minute rate caps for audio calls and for the first time establishes interim rate caps for video calls for incarcerated people. The law also clarified the FCC’s authority to also set rate caps for intrastate and international calls.Read More >>