E-Rate to Fully Fund Category One and Two Services in 2016
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that there is sufficient E-Rate funding available to fully meet the estimated demand for category one and...
House Bill Would Encourage Spectrum Leasing to Rural and Small Carriers
Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) have introduced the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act (H.R. 1814) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The...
Comments on Alaska Communications CAF Phase I Geocoding Petition Due by April 12
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on a Petition for Clarification or Limited Waiver filed by the Alaska Communications Services Groups, Inc....
WCB Seeks Comment on Requirements for Affordable Connectivity Program
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on the requirements for the Affordable Connectivity Program, the longer...
Comments on Fiber and Other Proposals for C-Band Due by August 7
The FCC continues to explore options to maximize the amount of C-band spectrum at 3.7-4.2 GHz that can be reallocated from current...
FCC Issues NALs for Failure to File BDC Data
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has issued Notices of Apparently Liability to nine companies for failing to file mandatory broadband availability and subscription...
SVB Collapse Prompts LOC Waiver Relief for RDOF Awardee
East Central Vermont Telecommunications District (ECFiber) has been granted a six-month waiver of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) rules by...
Petition Denied Regarding CAF Phase II Challenge Process Guidance
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the American Cable Association and the National Cable and Telecommunications...
FCC Released Fourth International Broadband Data Report
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) International Bureau has released its fourth International Broadband Data Report, which shows comparative data on international broadband capability. To create...
911 Location Accuracy, Broadband Deployment, and Consumer Help Center on FCC January Open Meeting...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its January open meeting, scheduled for January 29, 2014. It contains the following...
