WCB Extends Lifeline Waiver for Additional Year
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued an Order extending the waiver pausing both the phase out of Lifeline support for voice-only...
FCC Considering Order to Create Enhanced A-CAM Program
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel has circulated an Order that would create the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) program. This program would...
FCC Temporarily Waives Budget Control Mechanism for Legacy Rate-of-Return Carriers
The FCC has issued an Order waiving the application of the budget control mechanism for rate-of-return carriers that receive legacy high-cost universal...
Sixth Circuit Agrees with Fifth Circuit and Upholds USF Contribution Mechanism
The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund stating that Congress provided the...
5th Circuit Upholds USF Contribution Mechanism
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, in a unanimous opinion, ruled that neither Congress nor the FCC had violated...
Starry Granted ETC Designation in AL and VA for Potential RDOF Award
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has designated Connect Everyone LLC (Starry) as an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) in certain high-cost areas...
WCB Pauses Phase-Out of Voice-Only Lifeline Support and Increases in Minimum Service Standards for...
The Wireline Competition Bureau has announced in an Order that it will pause both the scheduled phase-out in Lifeline support for voice-only...
WCB Announces Reimbursement Program Equipment Disposal Guidance Public Notice
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has released a guidance and best practices Public Notice for the Secure and Trusted...
FCC WCB Releases Final Cost Catalog and Rip and Replace Procedures
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has released its final Cost Catalog for the supply chain Reimbursement Program, also known as Rip...
RDOF Awards, Defaults, and Cleanup Efforts Announced
Seven months after the conclusion of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction (Auction 904), the FCC has started taking...
