FCC Kicks Off Process of Modernizing Lifeline to Support Broadband
At its June 2015 open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Order on Reconsideration, Second...
AT&T Faces $100M Fine for Running Afoul of Transparency Rule
AT&T Mobility (AT&T) has been hit with an FCC record-setting $100 million proposed forfeiture for alleged violations of the FCC’s 2010 Open Internet Transparency...
VoIP, It’s A Numbers Game
The FCC has adopted an Order that will allow interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to obtain North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone...
FCC To Preserve One UHF Channel
The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish procedures to ensure that one UHF channel will be available nationwide for...
Frontier Accepts $283 Million in CAF Phase II Support to Deploy Rural Broadband
Frontier Communications Corporation (Frontier) has accepted the FCC’s offer of $283 million in Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II support in 28 states. The...
Net Neutrality Is a Go as Court Rejects Stay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied a request of several broadband providers to stay, or delay, the FCC’s Open Internet...
Kinzinger Bill Aims to Neutralize Broadband Rate Regulation
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has introduced a short net neutrality bill entitled the "No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act of 2015" (H.R.2666),...
Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 Introduced in House and Senate
The Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 has been introduced in both Houses of Congress. It directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a...
FCC Chairman Announces Plans To “Reboot” Lifeline For The Internet Age
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that he is circulating proposals to modernize the universal service Lifeline program. The proposals will be part of...
FCC Expands Emergency Access
The FCC has adopted additional rules to ensure that visually impaired persons have timely access to critical emergency information. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility...
