More Federal Broadband Funding Issued in CAF-II and NY Programs
The FCC has authorized more federal rural broadband funding from the Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction (Auction 903) as well...
Court Remands FCC’s Order Exempting Small Cell Facilities from Historic Preservation and Environmental Review
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) has granted, in part, petitions for review of the...
Senate Bill Proposes to Exempt Rural Projects from Environmental Review
Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), David Perdue (R-GA), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R.-MS) have introduced The Paving the Way for Rural Communities Act of...
$20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund NPRM Adopted Despite Data Disputes
The FCC has adopted and released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the $20.4 billion 10-year Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)...
CAF-II Letters of Credit and Opinion Letters Due by August 5 for Latest Batch...
The FCC has announced the most recent batch of Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) winning bids ready to be authorized with...
FCC Seeks Nominations for Native Nations Communications Task Force Membership
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks nominations to fill three Tribal vacancies on the Native Nations Communications Task Force (Task...
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...
Comments on Fiber and Other Proposals for C-Band Due by August 7
The FCC continues to explore options to maximize the amount of C-band spectrum at 3.7-4.2 GHz that can be reallocated from current...
House Bill Would Help Fund Rural Broadband Deployment
U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) has introduced a bill, the Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 (Rural Broadband Act), to assist...
FCC Seeks Comment on Actions to Promote Broadband Deployment and Competition in Apartment and...
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Declaratory Ruling seeking to improve broadband deployment...
