FCC Denies Stay of New Definition of Oklahoma Tribal Areas
In June 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a number of reforms to the universal service Lifeline program, including the adoption of a...
FCC Reverses USAC Audit Decision
The FCC has ordered the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to review a portion of a 2009 audit decision regarding the 2005, 2006, and...
List of Model-Based CAF Phase II Areas Revised for Price Cap Carriers
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released a revised list of census blocks eligible for model-based Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF2) support...
USF Contribution Factor Dips to 16.7 for Fourth Quarter of 2015
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2015 will be...
Sandwich Isles Faces Over $76M in USF Recovery and Proposed Fines
The FCC has approved two enforcement items totaling over $76 million in recovery payments and proposed fines against Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. (SIC), which...
Senate Bipartisan Bill Introduced Calling for USF Contribution Reform
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act (S....
FCC Rejects ACA Application for Review of CAF Cost Model Inputs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied an application for review filed by the American Cable Association (ACA) that challenged two aspects of the...
Hurricane Irma Lifeline Waivers Granted
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted temporary waivers to i-wireless, LLC (i-wireless) and Telrite Corporation (Telrite) of the FCC’s Lifeline non-usage and...
Revised A-CAM Elections Due by March 27
Consistent with its December 2018 Universal Service Fund order revising support amounts, the FCC has announced 262 revised Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM)...
FCC Authorizes Additional CAF-II Support
The FCC has authorized over $240 million in Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) support from Auction 903 to four companies to...
