Input Sought on Performance Measurements for Future High-Cost Support Determinations
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) are requesting updates to the record on performance measures...
NTIA Releases Broadband Map Displaying Digital Divide in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released an interactive map that displays broadband availability across the...
NTIA Seeks Comment on BEAD Alternative Technology Guidance
NTIA has published a draft BEAD alternative broadband technology guidance to provide states and territories with additional guidance regarding the use of...
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...
FCC Adopts Rules for Emergency Connectivity Fund Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted its final rules to implement the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program. The ECF...
FCC Opens Eighteenth Inquiry on State of Broadband in the U.S.
Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the FCC has released a Notice of Inquiry, initiating the eighteenth annual...
FCC Seeks Comment on Petition for Preemption of Local Zoning of Over-the-Air Receptions Devices
The FCC is seeking comment on a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by Rodecker Slater, LLC and Wisp.net, ARGUING that the decision...
White House Announces $10 Billion Fund for Rural Economic Development
The White House has announced it is establishing the U.S. Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund – a $10 billion dollar investment fund that will promote...
FCC Denies Appeals of DISH and AT&T Regarding EBB Program Disbursements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued an Order denying the Requests for Review of DISH Wireless, L.L.C., AT&T Services, Inc. and...
Comments on New 3.5 GHz NPRM Due by December 28
Comment deadlines have been established for the new 3.5 GHz Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted by the FCC last month. Comments are due by December...
