NTIA Announces Two New Tribal Lands Broadband Funding Opportunities
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced two new notices of funding opportunity (NOFO) to expand broadband connectivity on Tribal...
FCC Submits 8th Rip and Replace Report to Congress
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau submitted its Eighth Report to Congress on the implementation of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement...
FCC Streamlines BDC Processes
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) aimed at streamlining the Broadband Data Collection (BDC)...
FCC Proposes Overhaul of High-Cost Support Mechanisms
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on how it can modernize or replace certain existing...
Rural Broadband Protection Act Signed into Law
The president has signed the Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 (S-98) into law. This law requires the FCC to establish a...
Dish Settles with DOJ to Settle Claims of Fraud in Broadband Programs
EchoStar’s Dish Wireless has agreed to pay $17.3 million to settle fraud allegations about signing up ineligible applicants in the FCC’s Emergency...
Court Vacates FCC’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Order
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) 2023 Digital Discrimination Order, holding that...
FCC Announces Effective Date for Pole Attachment Rules
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau released a Public Notice announcing May 7, 2026, as the effective date of new Pole Attachment...
FCC Seeks Comment on Alaska Connect Fund Eligible-Areas Map
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has released a Public Notice seeking comment on the recently published version 1.2 of the Eligible-Areas Map...
FCC Releases Small Entity Compliance Guide for Pole Attachments
The FCC released a Small Entity Compliance Guide to assist small businesses, providers, and other entities with understanding and complying with the...
