National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier Soft Launch Pushed into 2018
The anticipated December 2017 soft launch of the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier in six states (Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) has...
Rural Health Care Waivers Granted in Light of Service Outages
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a limited waiver to Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) allowing CHC to select a replacement service provider...
Comments on Proposed E-Rate Eligible Services List Due June 22
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on a proposed eligible services list (ESL) for the E-Rate program that will be used...
FCC Reminds Lifeline Providers of ETC Designation and Compliance Plan Requirements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Public Notice to remind communications providers of a number of requirements that must be met...
FCC Order Addresses ICC Recovery Waiver Issues
The FCC has released an Order addressing intercarrier compensation (ICC) recovery rule waiver issues that were the subject of several petitions. Though the Order...
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...
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...
AT&T Changes CAF Phase I Deployment Plans; Existing Providers Have 45 Days to Respond
AT&T Inc. (AT&T) has notified the Federal Communications Commission that it intends to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 broadband...
2017 Urban Rate Survey Results Announced
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the results of the most recent urban rate survey for fixed voice and broadband services. The...
FCC Pulls E-Rate Support for Hotspots and School Bus Wi-Fi
The Federal Register published the FCC’s September 30, 2025 Order on Reconsideration determining that section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934...
