RDOF Schedule Set as FCC Adopts Procedures
Despite objections over underlying broadband data, the FCC adopted its procedures public notice for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I...
RUS Awards $86 Million in Rural Broadband Grants and Loans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has awarded $74.8 million in Telecommunications Loans and $11 million in Community Connect Grants to...
WCB Denies Petitions Requesting Waiver of Geocode Location Reporting Deadline
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) has denied two petitions requesting waiver of the March...
North Carolina, California Approved for BEAD Implementation Funding
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the full initial proposals for North Carolina and California for the $42.5 billion...
Next FCC Form 477 Deadline Pushed Back to March 8, 2019
Following the re-opening of the federal government, the FCC has extended the filing deadline for the upcoming FCC Form 477 Local Telephone Competition and...
Democrats Reintroduce LIFT America Act Directing $80 Billion for Broadband Deployment
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) has reintroduced the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act, or “LIFT America,” which directs $312 billion for...
Real-World 3.5 GHz SAS Testing Procedures Announced
The FCC has announced details and a timeline regarding the real-world testing process for 3.5 GHz Spectrum Access System (SAS) applicants. SASs will assign...
FCC to Hold Public Forum on Improving 800 MHz Sharing November 6, 2017
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (collectively, the Bureaus) will host a public...
ETC Certification Deadline Pushed to November 17
On its own motion, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has extended the filing deadline for Section 54.314 certifications from October 1 to November...
Windstream Accepts $174.8 Million in CAF II Funding
Windstream Communications Inc. has accepted $174,895,478 in Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II funding to expand and support broadband service in 17 states. Windstream...
