FCC Releases Text of E-Rate Modernization Order; Comments on FNPRM Due September 15
The FCC has released the text of its recently adopted E-Rate Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which takes the...
Bureau Commences 2017 Urban Rate Survey
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it is initiating the urban rate survey to collect information to develop voice and broadband...
FCC Databases Going Down September 2-8; Filing Deadlines Extended
Almost all of the FCC’s databases—including the Universal Licensing System, Electronic Comment Filing System, Antenna Structure Registration system, Tower Construction Notification System, Fee Filer,...
FCC Releases Guide to E-Rate Modernization Proceeding and Maps Showing Fiber Connectivity to Schools...
To assist parties that are considering filing comments in response to the FCC’s E-Rate Modernization Further Notice, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Office...
FCC Adopts Backup Power Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules intended to ensure that consumers have the information and tools necessary to maintain landline home telephone service...
FCC Provides Guidance on Lifeline Reimbursement Payment Process
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has provided guidance regarding the revised Lifeline reimbursement process for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs). The revised Lifeline reimbursement process aligns with...
FCC Seeks Comment on Petition for Reconsideration of Small Cell Declaratory Ruling and Order
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has established uniform deadlines for the filing of oppositions, and replies to oppositions, to a petition for reconsideration (Petition)...
House Bill Would Help Fund Rural Broadband Deployment
U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) has introduced a bill, the Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 (Rural Broadband Act), to assist...
Corrected Mobility Fund Phase II Eligibility Map Released
The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and wireline and wireless bureaus (Bureaus) have released an updated map of Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II)...
Grand River Mutual Seeks A-CAM Relief for Locations Excluded Due to Clerical Error
Grand River Mutual Telephone Corporation (GRM) has filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC’s March 23, 2018 Report and Order (Order), Third Order...
