FCC Offers Guidance on CAF Broadband Geo-Location Reporting Portal Ahead of 2017 Rollout
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a public notice providing guidance to various Connect America Fund (CAF) recipients regarding their upcoming obligations to...
Broadband Privacy Rule Effective Dates Announced
A summary of the FCC’s new broadband privacy rules has been published in the Federal Register. The rules pertaining to the basis and purpose,...
Lifeline Waiver Requests Both Granted and Denied in Part
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted in part and denied in part 10 waiver requests filed by United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) and...
A-CAM Elections Exceed 10-Year Budget by $1.6B; Suggested Solutions Sought by November 14
The election of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support by 216 rate-of-return companies in 43 states has amounted to a budget shortfall of...
A-CAM Corrections Affect 32 Carriers
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced technical corrections to the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) that affect 32 specific A-CAM eligible...
FCC Adopts Privacy Protection Rules for Broadband ISPs
The FCC has adopted rules that require broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to protect the privacy of their customers and ensure customers have meaningful...
Comparative Deployment Obligations of A-CAM and CAF-BLS Posted
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has posted information comparing deployment obligations of model-based support versus reformed legacy universal service mechanisms including Connect America...
U-NII-4 Device Testing Underway
As part of its ongoing evaluation of unlicensed national information infrastructure (U-NII) devices to share 5 GHz spectrum with Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)...
Tariff Procedures Announced for 2017 Broadband-Only Loop Service; Filing Deadlines Fall around Holidays
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued an Order establishing procedures for the filing of access charge tariffs and Tariff Review Plans for...
FCC Updates Census Block Data Based on December 2015 Form 477, Gives ROR Carriers...
To assist rate-of-return (ROR) carriers with the decision to elect model-based support, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released updated census block data...
