FCC Grants Waiver of Letter of Credit Deadline for CAF Phase II Support
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau, Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, and Office of Economics and Analytics (the “Bureaus”), have authorized...
Bureau Releases A-CAM Rate-of-Return Service Area Map
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released an online, publicly-accessible map of rate-of-return study area boundaries and related geographical information that will be...
FCC Adopts FNPRM to Simplify Broadband Nutrition Labels
The FCC has adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) to eliminate several broadband label rules that it adopted in 2022....
ETC Certification Deadline Pushed to November 17
On its own motion, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has extended the filing deadline for Section 54.314 certifications from October 1 to November...
Lifeline Waiver Requests Both Granted and Denied in Part
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted in part and denied in part 10 waiver requests filed by United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) and...
Wireless Alaska Plan Carriers Given the Green Light; Certifications Due December 29
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has approved the Alaska Plan performance plans of eight wireless providers in Alaska that elected to receive frozen...
Enhanced Transparency Rule Effective January 17, 2017, Unlikely to Be Enforced Against Small Business...
The FCC’s enhanced Transparency Rule, which was adopted in the 2015 Open Internet (Net Neutrality) Order and covers both content and format of disclosures...
New IP Transition Rules for Copper Retirement and Section 214 Discontinuances
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that establish new...
FCC Adopts Broadband Label Requirements
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order requiring internet service providers to display, at the point of sale, labels that disclose...
CAF Phase II Auction Ramping Up with 220 Applicants Approved, Some by Eligibility Waivers
The FCC has approved 220 applicants to participate in the July 24, 2018 Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction (Auction 903) for long-term...
