Rate-of-Return USF Reform FNPRM Comments Due May 12
On March 30, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order, Order and Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed...
FCC Requests Comments on Amended Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
The FCC has asked for comment on a proposed Amended Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas (Amended Collocation Agreement) to account...
$65.7M in Revised A-CAM Funding to Bring Faster Broadband to Over 106,000 Locations
The FCC has authorized $65.7 million in revised Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) funding to 186 rate-of-return carriers that will bring...
Rural Health Care Waivers Granted in Light of Service Outages
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a limited waiver to Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) allowing CHC to select a replacement service provider...
Extension of MF-II Challenge Deadline Forthcoming in Circulating Order
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that a draft order is circulating among the commissioners to formally extend the Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II)...
CSRIC Report Recommends Cybersecurity Best Practices
Working Group 4 of the FCC’s Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council IV (CSRIC) has released a final report on “Cybersecurity Risk Management and...
NTIA Publishes NOFO for Broadband Infrastructure Program
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Broadband Infrastructure Program, which was...
Treasury Approves More Funding for Capital Projects Fund
The Department of Treasury has approved a total of $350 million from the Capital Projects Fund, a $10 billion state grant program...
Rate Benchmarks and Minimum Usage Allowances Announced for 2021
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics have announced the 2021 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice...
FCC Finds Broadband Deployment Unsatisfactory Yet Again
Once again, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has found that broadband service is not being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely...











