Bill Proposes to Provide RUS Borrowers Relief to Refinance Their Debt
A bill, the Flexible Financing for Rural America Act (S. 4152), was introduced in the Senate, by Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND), John...
Kinzinger Bill Aims to Neutralize Broadband Rate Regulation
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has introduced a short net neutrality bill entitled the "No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act of 2015" (H.R.2666),...
Legislation Introduced to Fully Fund Reimbursement Program
Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) have introduced bipartisan legislation, the Defend our Networks Act, to fully fund the Reimbursement...
ETCs Receiving High-Cost and/or Lifeline USF Must File FCC Form 481 by July 29
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau has announced in a Public Notice that FCC Form 481 filings are due by...
FCC Issues ORBIT Act Report
The FCC has issued its Seventeenth Report to Congress as required by the Open-Market
Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act (ORBIT Act). The Orbit...
Chairman Pai Proposes Updating TV White Space Rules
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed to update the FCC's TV white space rules to improve broadband...
FCC Adds Three Entities to the Covered List
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has announced three additions to the List of Communications Equipment and Services (Covered List)...
FCC Announces Proposed USF Contribution Factor of 28.9% for the Fourth Quarter of 2022
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Office of Managing Director (OMD) has issued a Public Notice announcing that the proposed Universal...
FCC Releases Tentative March Open Commission Meeting Agenda
The FCC has announced a tentative agenda for its upcoming March Open Commission Meeting. Topics on the agenda include consideration of a...
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Expedite Infrastructure Siting
President Trump has signed an Executive Order (EO) to expedite permitting for infrastructure projects to spur economic growth and speed the nation’s...
