FCC Modernizes Cellular Rules to Increase Innovation, Investment and High Speed Mobile Broadband Services

The FCC has released a Public Notice announcing the adoption of a Second Report and Order, Report and Order, and Second Further Notice of...

Incentive Auction and Competitive Bidding Comment Deadlines Again Extended

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has again extended the comment deadlines applicable to the Incentive Auction Comment and...

FCC Reminds Lifeline Providers of ETC Designation and Compliance Plan Requirements

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Public Notice to remind communications providers of a number of requirements that must be met...

Q4 2017 USF Contribution Factor Leaps to 18.8%

The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017 will...

FCC Announces $100 Million for Rural Broadband Experiments

The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that provides $100 million for rural broadband experiments.  In addition to expanding broadband service into unserved...

WCB Grants Rural Call Completion Waiver, Addresses MF Signaling

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has addressed two petitions for waiver of the FCC’s rural call completion recording, retention, and reporting requirements. First,...

FCC Releases Staff Report on Lifeline Broadband Pilot Program

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a staff report which summarizes data obtained from the FCC’s Low Income Broadband Pilot Program. The pilot...

STELA and Local Number Portability Administration on March Open Meeting Agenda

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its March open meeting, scheduled for March 26, 2015. It contains the following...

National Lifeline Verifier to Fully Launch in Five States and Guam in January 2019

The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will fully launch in five states, including Hawaii, Idaho,...

FCC Denies RWA Petition to Block AT&T Purchase of Aloha AWS-1 Spectrum

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has issued an Order denying a petition filed by the Rural Wireless Association, Inc. (RWA) which...
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