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 NovelloCiting “serious flaws” in the rates database for the FCC’s rural healthcare telecom program, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Thursday the agency is fixing the issue "for good" (see 2301230045). Commissioners during their open meeting adopted an order on reconsideration and NPRM on streamlining and improving the program's funding mechanism. Commissioners also denied several petitions for reconsideration as moot. Also approved 4-0 was an NPRM about extending 911-like outage reporting requirements to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.Read More >>
Industry continued to urge the FCC to help facilitate the transition to fully IP-networks and Stir/Shaken caller ID authentication. In reply comments posted Tuesday in docket 17-97 (see 2212130065), some disagreed whether the transition should be mandated and how to treat existing non-IP networks.Read More >>
FCC rural healthcare program participants and industry sought several changes to a draft order and NPRM proposing to modify the program’s funding mechanism. Most urged the FCC to maintain the current support methodology until a new one is established. Commissioners will consider the item Thursday.Read More >>
Industry groups asked the FCC to either clarify or reconsider parts of rules for the commission's consumer broadband labels. Some in comments posted Wednesday in docket 22-2 expressed concerns about the types of services and details required in the labels. Commissioners adopted the new labels in November, largely mirroring those established in 2016 (see 2211180077).Read More >>
Broadband mapping experts raised questions about crowdsourcing and availability data challenges to the FCC's new broadband maps during a Broadband Breakfast webinar Wednesday. Some expressed concerns about how the challenge process will affect the maps that NTIA will ultimately use for the broadband, equity, access and deployment program as the agency urged entities to file challenges by Jan. 13.Read More >>
Citing “serious flaws” in the rates database for the FCC’s rural healthcare telecom program, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Thursday the agency is fixing the issue "for good" (see 2301230045). Commissioners during their open meeting adopted an order on reconsideration and NPRM on streamlining and improving the program's funding mechanism. Commissioners also denied several petitions for reconsideration as moot. Also approved 4-0 was an NPRM about extending 911-like outage reporting requirements to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.Read More >>
Industry continued to urge the FCC to help facilitate the transition to fully IP-networks and Stir/Shaken caller ID authentication. In reply comments posted Tuesday in docket 17-97 (see 2212130065), some disagreed whether the transition should be mandated and how to treat existing non-IP networks.Read More >>
FCC rural healthcare program participants and industry sought several changes to a draft order and NPRM proposing to modify the program’s funding mechanism. Most urged the FCC to maintain the current support methodology until a new one is established. Commissioners will consider the item Thursday.Read More >>
Industry groups asked the FCC to either clarify or reconsider parts of rules for the commission's consumer broadband labels. Some in comments posted Wednesday in docket 22-2 expressed concerns about the types of services and details required in the labels. Commissioners adopted the new labels in November, largely mirroring those established in 2016 (see 2211180077).Read More >>
Broadband mapping experts raised questions about crowdsourcing and availability data challenges to the FCC's new broadband maps during a Broadband Breakfast webinar Wednesday. Some expressed concerns about how the challenge process will affect the maps that NTIA will ultimately use for the broadband, equity, access and deployment program as the agency urged entities to file challenges by Jan. 13.Read More >>