USAC Board Nominations Due by October 27
Nominations are being sought for six open Board member positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors. USAC Board members serve...
FCC Provides Guidance to Selected Participants of the Connected Care Pilot Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order providing selected participants of the Connected Care Pilot Program (Program) with the requirements...
FCC Closes Investigation into EchoStar
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has issued a letter to EchoStar announcing that the Commission has officially concluded its investigation into EchoStar’s compliance...
Enhanced Transparency Rule Effective January 17, 2017, Unlikely to Be Enforced Against Small Business...
The FCC’s enhanced Transparency Rule, which was adopted in the 2015 Open Internet (Net Neutrality) Order and covers both content and format of disclosures...
Broadband Privacy Rule Effective Dates Announced
A summary of the FCC’s new broadband privacy rules has been published in the Federal Register. The rules pertaining to the basis and purpose,...
FCC Extends FY 2019 Regulatory Fee Filing Window until Friday September 27, 2019
The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Managing Director has issued a Public Notice extending the FY 2019 regulatory fee filing window until...
Cox Penalized for CPNI Breach by “Lizard Squad” Hacker
Cox Communications (Cox) has agreed to a $595,000 settlement with the FCC following an investigation in to whether Cox failed to properly protect customer proprietary...
FCC Seeks Nominations for Tribal Official Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Slot
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is seeking nominations for an open position for an elected or appointed Tribal representative to serve on...
Legislation Introduced to Improve Broadband Maps
Representatives August Pfluger (R-TX) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) have introduced legislation, the PROTOCOL Act (H.R. 9450), to improve the FCC’s Broadband Data...
FCC Updates List of Rural Areas Eligible for Rural Health Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced it will release an updated list of rural areas that is used to determine eligibility in the...
