Testing Waiver Granted for Model-Based CAF-II
On its own motion, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a limited waiver of certain network performance pre-testing requirements for...
Waiver Granted for Merging of Study Areas
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a waiver to Telapex, Inc. (Telapex) and Venture Communications Cooperative (Venture) to allow the merging of each...
Lifeline Providers Must Resolve Inter-Company Household Duplicates
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the implementation of a process for resolving duplicative support provided by multiple Lifeline providers to the...
Form 481 Deadline Waiver Requests Denied
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied several petitions for waiver of the deadline for submitting audited financial statements in connection with the...
FCC Adopts E-Rate Reforms to Bring Robust Wi-Fi to Schools and Libraries
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that modernizes the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism – the E-Rate program – to...
Updated List of Operating Company Numbers Released
To help facilitate compliance with the FCC’s rural completion rules, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc....
FCC Seeks Nominations for Tribal Official Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Slot
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is seeking nominations for an open position for an elected or appointed Tribal representative to serve on...
FCC Clarifies Deployment Obligations for CAF-BLS Recipients
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has adopted an Order clarifying that Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support (CAF-BLS) recipients can satisfy...
OMB Approves Rural Call Completion Requirements; Data Recording Begins April 1
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the rules adopted in...
FairPoint Petitions FCC for Limited Waiver to Meet CAF Obligations
FairPoint Communications has filed a petition with the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeking limited waiver of section 54.312(c) of the Commission's rules. Specifically,...
