Lawyers at Venable said Thursday U.S. Supreme Court justices will likely find it irresistible to use an upcoming case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, to clarify the status of the Chevron doctrine (see 2305050038). The lawyers noted during a webcast that the brief seeking review of the case (docket 22-451) was written by Paul Clement, U.S. solicitor general under George W. Bush, and is salted with citations to decisions by many of the conservative justices inviting a review of Chevron.

A draft FCC order would update several E-rate rules to ensure tribal colleges and university libraries are eligible to receive program support, according to a draft released Thursday (see 2306280064) for consideration during the commissioners' July 20 open meeting. The agency in its draft 988 outage reporting order defended the reporting requirement as requiring nominal action, requiring only clicking on a checkbox in its national outage reporting system (NORS) to indicate if a reported outage potentially affects a 988 facility.

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Dish Network is building a 5G stand-alone network that depends on software and is rooted in the cloud, Marc Rouanne, Dish Wireless chief network officer, said Wednesday at Silverlinings’ Cloud-Native 5G Summit. Other experts warned that the cloud, and 5G, also present new security concerns with an expanded attack surface.

E-rate participants highlighted the need for additional support for schools and libraries to provide their communities access to remote learning and work opportunities as the FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund nears its end during a Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition webinar Wednesday. Panelists cited lessons learned from ECF and debated whether the program should be incorporated into E-rate or established as an independently permanent program.

The FCC will consider additional steps to ensure tribal communities have access to E-rate funding during the agency's July 20 meeting, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a note Wednesday. Rosenworcel circulated a proposal last week to allow the use of E-rate funds for Wi-Fi hot spots (see 2306260029). Also on the agenda are an order addressing local programming and proposed rules on reporting and notice requirements for 988 outages.

Microsoft clashed Tuesday with tech associations over privacy legislation advancing in Delaware (see 2305160054).

Providers are at different stages of moving to the cloud, and are taking different approaches, speakers said during Silverlinings’ Cloud-Native 5G Summit Tuesday. Experts agreed the cloud is now seen as the network wave of the future.

State broadband officials are eager to move forward on NTIA's broadband, equity, access and deployment program following the agency's announcement Monday of each state's funding totals (see 2306260007). Industry and advocates also emphasized the need for more participation in the FCC's affordable connectivity program so households can take advantage of new or upgraded infrastructure in their communities.

FCC nominee Anna Gomez likely faces a relatively easy road to confirmation after avoiding any real trouble during her Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing last week (see 2306220067), industry officials and others told us. Gomez was careful throughout the panel, never committing outright to voting for reclassification of broadband as a Communications Act Title II service, while also stressing the importance of FCC oversight. Some observers questioned whether the Senate would be able to confirm any Democrat to the fifth FCC seat if the Gomez nomination fails.