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...
ATI Facing $1.6 Million Penalty for Failure to Contribute to USF and Other Programs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture which proposes a penalty of $1,588,988 against Advanced Tel, Inc....
Verizon Settles Rural Call Completion Investigation, Will Pay $2 Million Fine
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) and Verizon have entered into a Consent Decree which resolves the Bureau’s investigation into Verizon’s failure to investigate potential...
NECA Revises Average Schedule Formulas For Interstate Access Service Settlements
The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) has proposed a number of revisions to the formulas that will be used to determine average schedule...
FCC Releases Sixth Annual Report on State 911 Fee Collection and Distribution
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its sixth annual report to Congress on state collection and distribution of 911 and enhanced 911 fees...
911 Location Accuracy, Broadband Deployment, and Consumer Help Center on FCC January Open Meeting...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its January open meeting, scheduled for January 29, 2014. It contains the following...
Comment on Proposed 911 Oversight Rules Due March 9
In November 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Policy Statement and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning governance and oversight of the...
New FCC Form 466 Deadlines for Rural Health Care Program Applicants
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued an Order clarifying the treatment of supporting documentation to applications for support under the universal service Rural...
FCC Issues Administrative Subpoenas Ordering All “Providers” to Comply with Special Access Data Collection
The Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice issuing an administrative subpoena ordering all Providers of special access services to submit to the FCC the...
Congress Rehashes Net Neutrality Bills in Anticipation of FCC Vote
In light of the FCC’s anticipated vote on new open Internet (or net neutrality) rules, members of Congress have started to introduce bills that...
