Comments on USF Contribution Forbearance Petition Requested by September 13
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released for comment a joint Petition for Forbearance filed by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) and the...
Study Areas with Potential 100% Overlap May Lose High-Cost Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has identified 13 study areas that it has determined preliminarily to be subject to the “100 percent overlap rule”...
FCC Denies Kurian’s Request for Waiver and Extension of the 700 MHz E...
The Federal Communications Commission's Mobility Division (Division) has denied the request of Thomas K. Kurian (Kurian) for a waiver or five-year extension of the...
Federal Appeals Court Denies Motion to Stay New FCC BDS Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has denied a motion for stay filed by telecommunications companies attempting to block a recent...
CAF Phase II Technical Guide Details Proposed Bid Procedures for Auction 903
A Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II Technical Guide has been released by the FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, Wireline Competition Bureau and...
BDAC’s Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group Membership Announced
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed the following members to serve on the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s (BDAC) Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group, including...
Form 477 Broadband Data Collection to Undergo Overhaul
The FCC has unanimously adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking inviting comment on proposals to change its semiannual Form 477 broadband data collection....
Mid-Band Inquiry Includes 3.7-4.2 GHz, Comments Due October 2
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) soliciting comment on three mid-range bands for wireless broadband and other flexible uses, including the...
Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System Scheduled for September 27, 2017
The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) has provided notice to all Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants that the Federal Emergency Management...
Data for CAF-BLS and Alaska Plan Challenges Released
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that its FCC Form 477 data as of June 30, 2016 will be the basis for...
