O’Rielly Notes Mobility Fund Phase II Likely for 2016, Suggests Reforms in Advance
After dismissing the need for and likelihood of Mobility Fund Phase II (MF2) , FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly in his latest blog post concedes...
Pai Proposes Increasing Rural Health Care Program Budget to $571 Million
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has circulated a draft order that would significantly increase funding for the Universal Service Fund’s Rural Health Care Program. The...
CAF-II Letters of Credit and Opinion Letters Due by August 5 for Latest Batch...
The FCC has announced the most recent batch of Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) winning bids ready to be authorized with...
FCC Office of Inspector General Releases Advisory on Fraud in the Lifeline Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released an advisory letter to alert Lifeline carriers, carrier agents, consumers,...
Wireline Competition Bureau Grants Appeals Related to USF Disbursements Under Old Identical Support Rule
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted five “appeals” related to universal service fund (USF) support disbursements made under the old “identical support”...
A-CAM Elections Exceed 10-Year Budget by $1.6B; Suggested Solutions Sought by November 14
The election of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support by 216 rate-of-return companies in 43 states has amounted to a budget shortfall of...
FCC Adopts Rules for Rip and Replace
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted rules to implement the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. The Order adopted...
Alaska Plan Requirements Modified, Clarified in Reconsideration Order
The FCC’s Wireline Competition and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus (Bureaus) have partially granted an Alaska Telephone Association (ATA) Petition for Reconsideration regarding Alaska Plan map...
FCC Chairman Proposes Permanent $1.5 Billion Increase in E-Rate Funding
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating an order to his fellow FCC Commissioners for consideration at the FCC December open meeting...
WCB Sets E-Rate and RHC Program Funding Caps for FY 2023
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced the E-Rate and Rural Health Care Program annual funding caps for funding year 2023. The...
