Trump Administration Proposes to Streamline NEPA Requirements
The Trump Administration, through the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), has proposed to streamline regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),...
FCC Order Finalizes Details of CAF Phase II; Modifies Rate-of-Return Support
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order that continues its efforts to implement the universal service reforms adopted in the...
FCC Adopts Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice to Update BDC Processes
The FCC has adopted a Fourth Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to continue improving its...
Wheeler Names FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force Members
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Tom Wheeler recently named 31 members to the FCC-Native Nations Broadband Task Force. These members represent 20...
Next FCC Form 477 Deadline Pushed Back to March 8, 2019
Following the re-opening of the federal government, the FCC has extended the filing deadline for the upcoming FCC Form 477 Local Telephone Competition and...
FCC Completes Electronic Filing Transition for all Wireless Radio Services
The FCC has released an order completing the transition to electronic filings for all wireless radio services (WRS). In 1998, the FCC...
FCC Launches Inquiry to Examine U.S. Broadband Deployment
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) which seeks comment on the availability of fixed and mobile broadband service...
Data for CAF-BLS and Alaska Plan Challenges Released
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that its FCC Form 477 data as of June 30, 2016 will be the basis for...
Wireline Competition Bureau Releases New A-CAM Reports
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released two new sets of illustrative results for the Alternative Connect America Cost Model version 2.1 (A-CAM v2.1)....
FCC To Make Data on Special Access Services Publicly Available
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it will publicly release data that it gathered earlier this year as part of its...
