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 Updates Census Block Data Based on December 2015 Form 477, Gives ROR Carriers...
To assist rate-of-return (ROR) carriers with the decision to elect model-based support, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released updated census block data...
Preliminary List of CAF Phase II Eligible Areas Released; Notifications of New Coverage Due...
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released a preliminary list of census blocks that are deemed initially eligible for the Connect America Fund...
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...
FCC Expands Lifeline Program To Support Broadband Service
At its March open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order which modernizes the Federal Lifeline program to allow low income consumers to...
FCC Releases Rate-of-Return USF Reform Order
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Report and Order, Order, and Order On Reconsideration (Order) that make significant changes to the universal...
Fundamental Changes Coming To The Lifeline Program
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has circulated an order that will modernize the universal service Lifeline program. Chairman Wheeler made the announcement by...
FCC Chairman Announces Bipartisan USF Reform For Rate of Return Carriers
In a blog post titled “Bipartisan Solutions for Universal Service,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that he has circulated an Order which modernizes...
High-Cost USF Support Not for High Living, Reminds FCC
The FCC released a public notice reminding all eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) receiving high-cost Universal Service Fund (USF) support that such support may be...
FCC Releases A-CAM Version 2.0
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released version 2.0 of the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM v2.0), which incorporates updated study area...
