FCC Issues $100K Forfeiture Order for Violation of 911 Rules
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Forfeiture Order which imposes a penalty of $100,000 against Hinton Telephone Company of Hinton, Oklahoma, Inc....
Court Rejects LTD Broadband RDOF Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld the FCC's 2022 rejection of LTD Broadband, Inc.'s Rural Digital Opportunity...
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...
Petition for Stay of Tribal Lifeline Support Limitations Denied
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied a joint petition for an administrative stay of the 2017 Lifeline Order filed by three eligible...
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...
Biden Administration Announces Supply Chain Task Force
The Biden Administration announced a Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force after a 100-day review of critical supply chains. This review focused on...
15 Rate-of-Return Carriers Subject to 100 Percent Competitive Overlap
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it has adopted a methodology to determine rate-of-return carrier study areas where an unsubsidized competitor...
FCC Releases A-CAM Version 2.0
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released version 2.0 of the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM v2.0), which incorporates updated study area...
FCC Announces ACP High-Cost Area Benefit Application Submission Timing and Processes
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released information about the Affordable Connectivity Program’s (ACP) high-cost area benefit application submission timing and...
FCC Proposes New Application Fee Schedule
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on a new application fee...














