DISH-Controlled Entities Once Again Denied Small Business Bidding Credits
The FCC has once again determined that SNR Wireless LicenseCo LLC (SNR) and Northstar Wireless LLC (Northstar) are ineligible for bidding credit...
T-Mobile Agrees to $4.4B Deal to Acquire UScellular Wireless Operations
In a move that would mark further contraction of the wireless industry, T-Mobile has agreed to acquire substantially all of UScellular’s wireless...
Numerous USF Waivers and Extensions Granted to Hurricane Affected Areas
The FCC, on its own motion, has issued an Order granting emergency interim waivers and extensions of numerous rules and deadlines for the E-rate,...
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Rural Spectrum Scanner is a complimentary email newsletter focused on current regulatory and legislative news affecting rural and independent telecommunications...
New USF Joint Board Member – Elin Swanson Katz
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Elin Swanson Katz to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. She will fill the state...
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)...
FCC Hosting Technical Assistance Workshop for BDC Challenges
The FCC’s Broadband Data Task Force will host an online Technical Assistance Workshop to assist entities planning to file bulk challenges to...
Ninth Circuit Affirms FTC Authority over ISPs
In an en banc decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may regulate...
FCC Revisits Pole Rates
The FCC has solicited additional comments as it seeks to refresh the record on issues raised in a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the National...
CAF Phase II Technical Guide Details Proposed Bid Procedures for Auction 903
A Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II Technical Guide has been released by the FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, Wireline Competition Bureau and...
