Special Access Proceeding Comment Deadlines Further Extended
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has extended comment deadlines in its special access rulemaking proceeding. On December 11,...
600 MHz “Commencement of Operations” Comment Sought
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) plans to hold the first-ever 600 MHz Broadcast Incentive Auction in early 2016. The Commission has adopted...
Telcordia Conditionally Approved as Next Local Number Portability Administrator
The Federal Communications Commission has released an Order conditionally approving Telcordia Technologies, Inc. to serve as the next Local Number Portability Administrator. Local number...
White House Creates Broadband Opportunity Council
The White House has made two key announcements related to U.S. broadband policy. First, President Obama has created the Broadband Opportunity Council which will focus on increasing...
Bipartisan Wireless Device Unlocking Bill Introduced in House
Congressmen Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), and Jared Polis (D-CO) have introduced the Unlocking Technology Act of 2015 (H.R. 1587) in the...
White House Creates Broadband Opportunity Council and Declares Victory Over Mobile Broadband; RUS Provides...
The White House has made two key announcements related to U.S. broadband policy. First, President Obama has created the Broadband Opportunity Council which will focus...
Senate Bill Introduced to Address Rural Call Completion Issues
Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tester (D-MT) have introduced the "Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2015" (S. 827). S. 827 would direct the...
Senator Ayotte Re-Introduces “USF Fairness” Bill
Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has introduced the “USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2015″ (S. 734). The bill would require that at least 75% of the...
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...
Verizon Settles 911 Investigation, Will Pay $3.4 Million
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) and MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business Services (Verizon) have entered into a Consent Decree which resolves the...