Testing Waiver Granted to CAF-II Model-Based Support Recipients for Q3 & Q4 2020
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted on its own motion alimited waiver of the performance testing requirements for Connect America...
RDOF Auction Tutorials and Bidding Guide Available
The FCC has announced the availability of educational materials for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction, or Auction 904,...
New USF Joint Board Member – Elin Swanson Katz
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Elin Swanson Katz to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. She will fill the state...
FCC To Consider Seventh USF Order on Reconsideration at April Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission has released a tentative agenda for its next open meeting which is scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, 2014. It contains...
FCC WCB Announces Supply Chain Reimbursement Program Fund Administrator
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) announced Ernst & Young LLP as the chosen administrator of the $1.9 billion Secure and Trusted...
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...
WCB Denies Requests for Waiver of Rural Broadband Experiment Requirements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has denied 14 petitions filed by provisionally selected winners of rural broadband experiment support that sought a waiver...
2015 Tariff Review Plans Now Available For Download
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the Tariff Review Plans (TRPs) that incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) must file in 2015. Among...
One of Two CAF-II Applicants Get Letter of Credit Relief
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted one of two waiver requests relating to the letter of credit (LOC)...
Comments on NECA Modification to 2019 High-Cost Formula Due by October 5
The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) has filed its 2019 modification of the average schedule universal service high-cost loop support formula, which, if...