FCC Adopts Order to Implement Requirements of Broadband DATA Act
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has voted to adopt new rules, through a Report and Order, to improve the collection...
FCC Databases Going Down September 2-8; Filing Deadlines Extended
Almost all of the FCC’s databases—including the Universal Licensing System, Electronic Comment Filing System, Antenna Structure Registration system, Tower Construction Notification System, Fee Filer,...
WCB Announces Counties Where Lifeline Voice Service Forbearance Applies
In a Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced the counties in which there will...
Court Vacates FCC’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Order
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) 2023 Digital Discrimination Order, holding that...
2.5 GHz Tribal Applications Accepted for Filing; Pleading Deadlines Announced
The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) recently closed the Tribal Priority Window for 2.5 GHz spectrum covering eligible rural Tribal Lands. The...
Excess High-Cost Cash Not to Be Counted for 2018 Contribution Factor
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has directed the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) not to consider any excess 2017 high-cost Universal Service Fund...
FCC Releases International Broadband Data Report
The FCC’s International Bureau (Bureau) has released its fifth International Broadband Data Report which compares the state of broadband deployment in the U.S. to...
Filing Window for International Traffic Reports Announced
The Federal Communications Commission has announced the filing window for providers of international telecommunications service to file their 2015 reports of international traffic and...
FCC Extends Open Internet and Framework for Broadcast Internet Access Service Comment Periods
As the July 15, 2014 comment deadline in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Open Internet proceeding approached, an “overwhelming surge” in FCC...
Default Comment Cycle Applies to Requests for Review of USAC USF Contributions Decisions
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that effective immediately, it will begin applying the default comment cycle to requests for review of...
