FCC Chairman Proposes Permanent $1.5 Billion Increase in E-Rate Funding
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating an order to his fellow FCC Commissioners for consideration at the FCC December open meeting...
Commission Finalizes November Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has finalized its agenda for its November open meeting, scheduled for November 21, 2014. It contains the...
FCC Issues Rural Call Completion Reconsideration Order
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an Order on Reconsideration in which it grants a petition for reconsideration of the Rural Call Completion...
FCC Rejects ACA Application for Review of CAF Cost Model Inputs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has denied an application for review filed by the American Cable Association (ACA) that challenged two aspects of the...
PSHSB Seeks Comment on Implementation of EAS Security Best Practices
In order to gain new information regarding ways to address existing and future security risks within the Emergency Alert System (EAS), the FCC’s Public...
Unauthorized Emergency Alert Prompts PSHSB Questions
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) is seeking comment on how unauthorized Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages affect EAS participants, public...
White House Calls for Strong Open Internet Rules and Title II Reclassification
In a statement from the White House, President Obama has entered the Open Internet (or net neutrality) debate by calling for the FCC to...
FCC Fills Federal-State Joint Conference Vacancy
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has filled a vacancy on the Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services (Joint Conference) by appointing Paul Kjellander....
USTelecom Wants FCC to Forbear from More Outdated ILEC Rules
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on a petition filed by the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) that requests the FCC forbear...
Retroactive Waivers Sought in Connection with Fax Ad Rules
The FCC is seeking comment on two petitions relating to the FCC’s fax ad rules. The petitioners—Allscripts-Misy Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and Francotyp-Postalia, Inc.—each have...
