FCC Adopts Alaska Connect Fund Program to Continue Ongoing High-Cost Fixed and Mobile Support...
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order establishing the Alaska Connect Fund program to provide ongoing support for both mobile and...
FCC Jumpstarts 5G Rural Fund with Modified Rules
The FCC has adopted a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration modifying the previous framework for the 5G Fund for...
5th Circuit Issues Stay of USF Decision Pending Supreme Court Review
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the FCC’s Request for Stay related to the 5th Circuit’s decision to strike down...
Net Neutrality on Hold Pending Sixth Circuit Appeal
In a blow to the FCC's Net Neutrality Order (Order) adopted this year recategorizing broadband Internet access service as Title II telecommunications,...
5th Circuit Strikes Down FCC’s USF as Unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the FCC’s Universal Service Fund system, which ultimately collects “fees” from consumers, in...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Constitutionality of the FCC’s Universal Service Framework
The United States Supreme Court has declined to review the constitutionality of the FCC’s universal service support mechanism. The nonprofit group, Consumers’...
Carolina West Seeks Supplemental Support for its Fading Legacy High-Cost Support
Carolina West Wireless, LLC has filed a Petition for Waiver of the FCC’s 2011 USF Transformation Order by which it seeks to...
FCC Defers Start of Legacy Rate-of-Return Next Obligation Term Until 2025
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order deferring the commencement of the next five-year deployment obligation term for legacy rate-of-return carriers...
LTD Broadband Denied RDOF Relief as FCC Affirms Review Standards
The FCC at the Commission level has denied an Application for Review filed last year by LTD Broadband, LLC (LTD) seeking a...
FCC Proposes Cybersecurity Funding Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to create a three-year Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program within the...