Comments on Lifeline Reimbursement Clarification Due by March 12
The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) has filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling seeking clarification of the FCC’s Lifeline rules and guidance provided on the Universal...
USF Contribution Factor Climbs to 17.4 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the second quarter of 2015 will be...
FCC Establishes Operational Guidelines for Reassigned Numbers Database
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) has released a Public Notice establishing key terms and...
AT&T Changes CAF Phase I Deployment Plans; Existing Providers Have 45 Days to Respond
AT&T Inc. (AT&T) has notified the Federal Communications Commission that it intends to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 broadband...
Court Tosses Old Sandwich Isles Appeal
The D.C. Circuit soundly rejected a petition for review filed by Hawaii telco Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. claiming that an FCC decision denying recovery...
WCB Waives Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $400 Device Cap for Five Petitioners
Citing special circumstances due to the need for additional funding for persons with disabilities, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has issued...
Save the Internet Act of 2019 Introduced in House and Senate
Congressional Democrats have introduced the Save the Internet Act of 2019, which if adopted would restore the open Internet rules that the FCC adopted in...
Bureau Issues Limited Waivers of Rural Call Completion Rules
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied a petition for waiver of the FCC’s rural call completion recordkeeping, retention, and reporting rules filed...
Parties Invited to Test New Online Filing System for International Service Reports
The FCC’s International Bureau (Bureau) is inviting parties to test its new Part 43 online filing system that will be used for annual reports...
FCC Confirms Opt-Out Notice Requirements Applicable to All Fax Advertisements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released an Order confirming that a sender of fax ads must include “opt-out” information, even if...
