Legislation Would Cap Annual Lifeline Support at $1.5 Billion
Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) has introduced legislation (H.R. 4884) that, if passed, would cap the total amount of support provided through the Federal Lifeline...
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...
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...
Report Details Robust Wi-Fi in Schools Under Chairman’s E-Rate Reforms
The FCC has released a report showing the potential number of additional students, schools, and libraries that would gain E-Rate program funding needed for...
FCC Releases 17th Mobile Wireless Competition Report
The FCC has released its highly anticipated Seventeenth Report on the state of competition in the mobile wireless services marketplace. This year’s report covers...
Wireless Lifeline Providers Want FCC to Reconsider New Reimbursement Rule
A group of wireless Lifeline providers have filed a petition for reconsideration and for clarification of one rule change adopted by the Federal Communications...
2015 E-Rate Eligible Services List Now Available
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the E-Rate program’s eligible services list (ESL) which shows the specific products and services that are...
FCC Adopts Indoor E911 Location Accuracy Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order containing rules governing the level of 911 caller location accuracy that must be...
FCC Proposes 2015 Regulatory Fees
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is seeking comment on its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2015 regulatory fees. The final figures are usually adopted...
FCC Form 477 Data to Be Released in Anticipation of Mobility Fund Phase II;...
Following the FCC’s release of its Mobility Fund Phase II (MF2) Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and area eligibility criteria...
