FCC Releases International Broadband Data Report
The FCC’s International Bureau (Bureau) has released its fifth International Broadband Data Report which compares the state of broadband deployment in the U.S. to...
Comments on NECA Revisions to Average Schedule Formulas Due Feb. 22
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.’s (NECA) proposed modifications to average schedule formulas for interstate...
FCC to Refresh the Record on Switched Access Services Petition; Comments Due Feb. 22
In an effort to refresh the record, the FCC has requested public comment on issues raised in a 2012 United States Telecom Association (USTelecom)...
New Lifeline Rules Scheduled to Become Effective On or After February 4
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the following Lifeline rules that...
Seventh Annual Report on State Collection of 911 Fees
The FCC has released the seventh annual report on the collection and distribution of 911 and Enhanced 911 (E911) fees and charges by the...
“Lot$a Money” Costs TRS Provider $11.9M
The FCC has issued an $11.9 million Forfeiture Order against California-based Purple Communications, Inc. (Purple) after finding that the company improperly billed the Telecommunications...
FCC Forbears From Enforcing Outdated ILEC Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has partially granted the United States Telecom Association’s (USTelecom) request that the FCC forbear from enforcing “various outdated regulatory...
Oppositions to Backup Power Recon Petition Due December 31
Comment deadlines have been announced for the petition filed by a group of consumer advocate organizations that seeks reconsideration of the FCC’s residential backup...
Bureau Releases A-CAM Version 2.1
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released Version 2.1 of the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM v2.1), which contains study area-specific plant...
Small Business Exemption to Enhanced Transparency Rule Extended Another Year
The FCC has punted for another year the decision of whether to make permanent the exemption to its enhanced transparency rule adopted in the...
