Comments on Further USF/CAF Reforms Due August 8
On June 10, 2014, the FCC released the Connect America Fund (CAF) Omnibus Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which continues the...
Default Comment Cycle Applies to Requests for Review of USAC USF Contributions Decisions
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that effective immediately, it will begin applying the default comment cycle to requests for review of...
Broadband Urban Rate Survey Results Announced, Methodology Comments Sought
The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice seeking comment regarding a specific methodology for calculating the reasonable comparability benchmark for...
FCC Deploys “Strike Force” to Combat USF Fraud
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced the creation of a Universal Service Fund (USF) “Strike Force,” whose mission is to combat waste, fraud, and...
Comments on Further USF/CAF Reforms Due August 8
On June 10, 2014, the FCC released the Connect America Fund (CAF) Omnibus Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which continues the...
Default Comment Cycle Applies to Requests for Review of USAC USF Contributions Decisions
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that effective immediately, it will begin applying the default comment cycle to requests for review of...
Broadband Urban Rate Survey Results Announced, Methodology Comments Sought
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice seeking comment regarding a specific methodology for calculating the reasonable comparability benchmark for...
USF Contribution Factor Dips to 15.7 Percent For Third Quarter 2014
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the third quarter of 2014 will be 0.157...
ComSouth Asks FCC For Same Relief Granted to RICA Members
In a November 2013 Declaratory Ruling and Order, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted a petition for declaratory ruling filed by the Rural...
FCC Grants Waivers of Initial Lifeline Certification Rules
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted permanent waivers of the FCC’s initial Lifeline certification rules to six states and the Eligible Telecommunications...
