FCC Mobility Division Grants Two Month Extension of 700 MHz Interim Construction Deadline
The FCC's Mobility Division (Division) has granted a two month waiver of the 700 MHz interim construction to Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corporation (Polar). Polar...
3Q 2018 USF Contribution Factor to Drop Again to 17.9%
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has proposed that the universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for third quarter (Q3) 2018 be set...
FCC Grants Authorization for Intergalactic Communications System
The FCC has authorized Audacy Corporation (Audacy) to construct, deploy, and operate a non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellite system consisting of three satellites to...
USF Relief Granted to RLEC Broadband Providers
The FCC has granted a 2017 petition filed by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association and USTelecom requesting targeted, temporary forbearance for Rural Local Exchange Carriers...
FCC Streamlines Rules for Retiring Legacy Facilities to Promote Next-Generation Networks and Services
The FCC has streamlined the process for phasing out legacy services to encourage the industry shift from legacy wireline to next-generation, IP-based offerings. Finding...
Installment Payment Waiver Request Denied for Fourth Time in a Row
The FCC has denied GLH Communications, Inc. (GLH)’s petition to reconsider previously rejected requests by several parties, including GLH, for waiver of section 1.2110...
New Spectrum Frontiers Item Looks at 26 GHz and 42 GHz Bands; Comments Due...
The FCC has adopted a Third Report and Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order, and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking as part of its...
2018 Form 481 ETC Annual Report Deadline Extended to July 16; Rate Floor Forms...
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), on its own motion, granted a brief waiver and extension of the July 2 filing deadline for eligible...
Space Age Infrastructure Becoming a Reality
Elefante Group, Inc. (Elefante) has filed a Petition for Rulemaking asking the FCC to provide access to the 21.5-23.6, 25.25-27.5, 71-76 and 81-86 GHz...
Senate Bill Would Reserve Broadband Funding for Unserved Areas
Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Steve Daines (R-MT) have introduced the Reprioritizing Unserved Rural Areas and Locations for Broadband (RURAL Broadband) Act of 2018...
