Federal Publication of Net Neutrality Repeal Ushers in Lawsuits
The FCC's 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which essentially overturned the entirety of its 2015 Open Internet Order that had established a Title II-based...
$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...
Frontier CAF Phase I Change Prompts October 24 Notification Deadline
Frontier Communications Corp. (Frontier) has informed the FCC that it intends to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 incremental broadband deployment...
Form 481 Certifications for Legacy Support ETCs Due by August 7
On June 26, 2020, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted a temporary, limited waiver of the new July 1, 2020 certification...
AT&T Shuts Down Its 5G Internet Air Service in NY State as Broadband Affordability...
With the Affordable Broadband Act going into effect in New York State, AT&T as of January 15, 2025 has opted to stop...
President Obama Calls For Greater Access to Fast and Affordable Broadband
In a speech given in Cedar Falls, Iowa, President Barack Obama announced a number of steps his administration will take to help more Americans...
NTIA Launches Permitting and Environmental Information Mapping Tool
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has created a new mapping tool that identifies the permit requirements and environmental...
Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force Assembled
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced the formation of the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force to administer the upcoming Universal Service Fund-related auctions. The...
FCC Revises Reasonable Comparability Benchmarks; Extends Compliance Deadline
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics have announced revised 2024 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed broadband services...
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...
