FCC Confirms Annual CPNI Certifications Due by March 1, 2018
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released a Public Notice (PN) reminding telecommunications and interconnected VOIP providers that the annual CPNI certification documenting compliance...
CAF Phase II Challenge Process for Alaska Communications Systems Begins; Challenges Due March 22
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the challenge process for Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) to identify areas eligible for its Connect America...
Updated CAF Phase II Auction Technical Guide Released
FCC staff has released an updated Technical Guide providing technical and mathematical guidance on bidding procedures and bid processing algorithms in the upcoming Connect...
Fourth Circuit Appeals Court Finds ISP Not Entitled to DMCA Safe Harbor Protection
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Richmond) has found broadband Internet access service providers Cox Communications, Inc., and CoxCom LLC...
Five New Broadband Infrastructure Bills Introduced by House Subcommittee
House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has announced a third series of bills introduced by subcommittee members on expanding broadband infrastructure in rural...
House Subcommittee Unveils Three Broadband Infrastructure Bills
Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee has unveiled three bills aimed at promoting broadband deployment to advance broadband infrastructure...
Bipartisan Dig-Once Bill Introduced in House
Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Congressman David B. McKinley (R-WV) have introduced the Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2018, commonly referred to as the...
FCC Provides Guidance on Lifeline Reimbursement Payment Process
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has provided guidance regarding the revised Lifeline reimbursement process for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs). The revised Lifeline reimbursement process aligns with...
FCC Seeks Comment on the Alaska Lifeline Petition
The Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on the Alaska Telephone Association’s (ATA) Petition for clarification and waiver of certain FCC’s rules relating to...
FCC Votes to Seek Public Comment on Excluding Twilight Towers from Historic Preservation Review
The FCC has voted to seek public comment on its plan to exclude from routine historic preservation review the collocation of wireless facilities on...
