FCC Denies Appeals of DISH and AT&T Regarding EBB Program Disbursements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued an Order denying the Requests for Review of DISH Wireless, L.L.C., AT&T Services, Inc. and...
Comments on Further USF/CAF Reforms Due August 8
On June 10, 2014, the FCC released the Connect America Fund (CAF) Omnibus Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which continues the...
FCC Adopts Consent Decree Concerning Lifeline Investigation into NewPhone
The FCC has adopted a Consent Decree entered into with NewPhone to resolve an investigation concerning whether NewPhone violated the Commission’s Lifeline...
Letter of Credit Waiver Granted in Tribal Mobility Phase I
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has granted a waiver of the FCC’s letter of credit (LOC) requirement in Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I...
E-Rate to Fully Fund Category One and Two Services in 2016
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that there is sufficient E-Rate funding available to fully meet the estimated demand for category one and...
FCC To Consider Seventh USF Order on Reconsideration at April Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission has released a tentative agenda for its next open meeting which is scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, 2014. It contains...
Four Carriers Increase ICC Recovery Mechanism Support Due to Inclusion of Halo Revenue
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has granted in part, subject to certain conditions, a petition filed by TDS Telecommunications Corp. and a petition jointly...
2019 Urban Rate Survey Results Announced for Fixed Voice & Broadband
The 2019 urban rate survey results for fixed voice and broadband services have been released by the FCC’s Wireline Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau). The FCC...
Partial CAF-II & RDOF Waiver Granted for LOCs from Non-Compliant Bank
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) and Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force (Bureaus), have granted Point Broadband a partial waiver of the...
Senate Bipartisan Bill Introduced Calling for USF Contribution Reform
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) have introduced the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act (S....
