Revised NECA Tariffs Promote Low-Income Broadband Discounts
The FCC Wireline Competition Bureau in conjunction with the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) have announced tariff revisions that will provide certain...
ReConnect Awards Announced for Five States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced awards for rural broadband funding in five states (Arizona, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, and Washington),...
FCC Clarifies Pole Attachment Rules
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Declaratory Ruling in response to a Petition filed by CTIA seeking clarification of...
Comments on 28/24 GHz Bands Auction Procedures Due May 9
The FCC has adopted a public notice of the auction procedures for 28 and 24 GHz band licenses in Auction 101 and 102 beginning...
Comment Dates Announced for Termination of Dormant Proceedings
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) has released a Public Notice seeking comment on the possible termination...
FCC Finally Adds Mobility II, CAF II, and Broadband Reporting to Meeting Agenda
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has tentatively set an ambitious agenda for the February 23, 2017 Open Commission Meeting, including the Mobility Fund Phase II...
FCC Initiates Proceeding to Unlock 20,000 MHz of Spectrum for Satellite Services
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will seek comment on potentially unlocking more than 20,000 megahertz of spectrum...
Updated Lifeline Minimum Service Standards and Budget Announced
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the newly calculated minimum speed and usage standards for Lifeline-supported fixed broadband service. The Bureau also...
FCC Jumpstarts 5G Rural Fund with Modified Rules
The FCC has adopted a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration modifying the previous framework for the 5G Fund for...
RDOF Application Review Completed
Over three years after conducting the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) reverse auction (Auction 904), the Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of...
