Broadband Urban Rate Survey Results Announced, Methodology Comments Sought
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice seeking comment regarding a specific methodology for calculating the reasonable comparability benchmark for...
National Lifeline Verifier to Fully Launch in Five States and Guam in January 2019
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will fully launch in five states, including Hawaii, Idaho,...
Comments on Further USF/CAF Reforms Due August 8
On June 10, 2014, the FCC released the Connect America Fund (CAF) Omnibus Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which continues the...
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,...
Petition Seeking to Reverse Starlink’s RDOF Denial Dismissed
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has dismissed a Petition for Reconsideration filed in January 2024 by Virginia resident Greg Weisiger, who...
3.7-4.2 GHz Item Adopted to Reallocate C-Band for 5G Mobile Broadband
Following an inquiry period and while still undergoing a protracted data collection, the FCC has formally adopted and released an Order and Notice of...
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...
Wireline Competition Bureau Releases Internet Access Service Report
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a report on the status of Internet access services as of June 30, 2013. The report summarizes...
FCC Adopts Rules to Increase Communications Service Competition and Tenant Choice in MTEs
The FCC has adopted rules prohibiting communications service providers from entering into certain revenue-sharing agreements with multiple tenant environment (MTEs) owners. The...
House Appropriations Bill Proposes to Make Available $60 Billion in Broadband Grants
The House Appropriations Committee has introduced an appropriations bill that would make available $60 billion in broadband grants to providers of broadband...
