FCC Denies Request to Reconsider New 911 Outage Rules
The FCC has denied the Competitive Carrier Association’s (CCA) Petition for Reconsideration of two 911 service outage rules that impose...
FCC Announces Renewed Funding Eligibility of Certain RDOF Census Block Groups
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has announced that certain census block groups (CBG) which were limited to exclusive support from the...
Additional BDS Carriers Transition to Incentive Regulation
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice announcing that rate-of-return local exchange carriers have elected, in 120 study areas,...
NTIA Approves BEAD Proposal of Maryland
NTIA has approved Maryland’s full Initial Proposal (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, bringing the...
FCC Announces Effective Date for Wireless Emergency Alert Testing Rules
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) has announced that new rules for the testing of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs)...
NTIA Approves Indiana for BEAD Implementation Funding
NTIA has approved Indiana’s Initial Proposal for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Indiana can now move to...
FCC Grants Partial Waiver of Sim-Swap, Port-Out Fraud Compliance Deadlines
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has granted in part and denied in part a request to modify the compliance deadlines for rules...
WCB Provides Guidance on RDOF and CAF Phase II Defaults
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has declined a request for blanket amnesty from RDOF and CAF Phase II default...
WCB Extends Pause of Lifeline Voice Phase-Out and Mobile Data Changes
The Wireline Competition Bureau has extended, until December 1, 2025, the waiver pausing the phase-out of Lifeline support for voice-only services and...
FCC Releases Fifth Progress Report on Reimbursement Program
The FCC has sent a fifth Report to Congress, summarizing the current progress of the Reimbursement Program. The FCC discussed is implementation...
