Chairman Pai Seeks to Eliminate Federal Designation of Broadband Lifeline ETCs
In a statement released yesterday by the FCC, Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he is instructing the Office of General Counsel to seek a...
FCC Adopts E-Rate Reforms to Bring Robust Wi-Fi to Schools and Libraries
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that modernizes the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism – the E-Rate program – to...
DC Circuit Sets Briefing Schedule for Net Neutrality Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) has set the fast-track schedule for the appeal of the FCC’s...
Senate Passes Massive Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill with $65 Billion for Broadband
In a 69-30 vote, the Senate has passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) to fund physical infrastructure projects and...
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,...
Initially Eligible Areas Identified for New York Broadband Program
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released the list of initially eligible census blocks for Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II to be allocated in...
WCB Announces Counties Where Lifeline Voice Service Forbearance Applies
In a Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced the counties in which there will...
BDAC’s Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group Membership Announced
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed the following members to serve on the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee’s (BDAC) Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group, including...
