FCC’s Packed October Agenda Includes 3.5 GHz, HAC and Hurricane USF Relief Items
The FCC has announced its lengthy tentative agenda for its October 24, 2017 open meeting, which will including the following:
A Puerto Rico and...
DIRS Deactivated for Hurricane Irma, Likely to Reactive for Hurricane Maria
The FCC’s Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) has been deactivated at the request of the FEMA for areas affected by Hurricane Irma, which included...
USAC Board Nominations Due by October 27
Nominations are being sought for six open Board member positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors. USAC Board members serve...
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...
Details Released for Upcoming CAF Phase II Auction Webinar
The FCC will host a webinar on its proposed Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF II) auction process on Monday, September 11, 2017 from...
ETC Certification Deadline Pushed to November 17
On its own motion, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has extended the filing deadline for Section 54.314 certifications from October 1 to November...
Comments on NECA Modification to 2018 High-Cost Formula Due by October 5
The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) has filed its 2018 modification of the average schedule universal service high-cost loop support formula, which, if...
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to Launch in Six States This December
The National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will launch by December 31, 2017 in the six states of Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah,...
Appellate Court Upholds Traffic Pumping Decision But Vacates State Law Decisions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld the FCC’s access charge decision ordering several companies (including All American Telephone, Inc.,...
Comments on USF Contribution Forbearance Petition Requested by September 13
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released for comment a joint Petition for Forbearance filed by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) and the...
