Form 481 Certifications for Legacy Support ETCs Due by August 7
On June 26, 2020, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted a temporary, limited waiver of the new July 1, 2020 certification...
Testing Waiver Granted to CAF-II Model-Based Support Recipients for Q3 & Q4 2020
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted on its own motion alimited waiver of the performance testing requirements for Connect America...
WCB Directs USAC to Fully Fund Category One and Category Two E-Rate Requests
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) has announced that there is sufficient funding available to...
July 1 Certification Requirement Temporarily Waived for Legacy-Only ETCs
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), on its own motion, has granted a temporary, limited waiver of the July 1, 2020 certification...
New Line Count Filing Deadline Pushed to July 31 for A-CAM and Alaska Plan...
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) on June 30, 2020 granted a brief, limited waiver of the deadline for rate-of-return carriers receiving...
Single Bid Default Bars Company from RDOF Participation
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied a petition for waiver of the rule prohibiting entities that defaulted on all of...
Limited Relief Granted on Letter of Credit Requirements
The FCC has granted a limited waiver to all Auction 903 winners in connection with their letters of credit (LOCs) to secure...
RDOF Eligible Areas Updated
Following a limited challenge process, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics in coordination with the Rural...
Charter Petition Granted to Remove NY Areas from RDOF
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a petition filed by Charter Communications, Inc. to remove over 2,100 census blocks from...
RDOF Auction 904 Guidance and Tutorials Available in Advance of July 15 Application Deadline
With the Auction 904 auction procedures public notice released and a July 15, 2020 application deadline established, the FCC has started publishing...















