FCC Streamlines Review Process for Replacement Utility Poles
The FCC today adopted rules to streamline the review process for replacement utility poles to remove barriers to wireless infrastructure deployment. The FCC determined...
2018 Urban Rate Survey Results Announced for Fixed Voice & Broadband
The results of the 2018 urban rate survey for fixed voice and broadband services have been released by the FCC's Wireline Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau)....
Input Sought on Performance Measurements for Future High-Cost Support Determinations
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) are requesting updates to the record on performance measures...
Wireline Bureau Finds Zero 100% Overlap in High-Cost Review
In August 2017, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) conducted its review of study areas potentially subject to the FCC’s “100 percent overlap rule”...
Excess High-Cost Cash Not to Be Counted for 2018 Contribution Factor
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has directed the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) not to consider any excess 2017 high-cost Universal Service Fund...
Hurricane-Affected Schools and Libraries Offered Emergency USF Relief
The FCC has adopted an emergency Order to provide immediate Universal Service Fund (USF) relief to schools and libraries in areas of Texas, Florida,...
New 3.5 GHz NPRM Seeks to Make Band More 5G-Friendly, Conventional
In a 4-1 vote, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order Terminating Petitions (NPRM) aimed at revamping licensing rules, technical limits...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced in Senate to Streamline Infrastructure Deployment
Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) have introduced legislation referred to as the SPEED Act to streamline the permitting of telecommunications...
Mobility Fund Phase II Data: Contact Info Due October 23, 2017; Responses Due January...
The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, Wireline Competition Bureau, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) have announced upcoming deadlines for the Mobility Fund Phase...
Numerous USF Waivers and Extensions Granted to Hurricane Affected Areas
The FCC, on its own motion, has issued an Order granting emergency interim waivers and extensions of numerous rules and deadlines for the E-rate,...
