Comment Sought on Charter Petition to Exclude New York Areas from RDOF
Comment is being sought on a petition filed by Charter Communications for waiver of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase...
Telehealth Programs Adopted: Immediate $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Long-Term $100M Connected Care Pilot...
The FCC has adopted two new support programs to bring telehealth capabilities to healthcare providers. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which stems from...
FCC Waives and Extends E-Rate filing and Service Implementation Deadlines due to COVID-19
To provide relief to E-Rate program participants in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has temporarily waived...
FCC Allows ETCs to Use High-Cost Support More Broadly
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), in an Order, has allowed competitive eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) to use their high-cost legacy...
FCC Provides Guidance on the Eligibility of Non-US Banks to Issue Letters of Credit
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau, Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and the Office of Economics and Analytics (the Bureaus), have...
RDOF Eligible Areas Released; Challenges Due April 10
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the preliminary list and map of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I eligible...
Letter of Credit Relief Sought for CAF-II; Comments Due April 13
A coalition of 21 Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) winners from Auction 903 has filed petitions with the FCC to retroactively...
Waivers Granted for Missed CAF-II Deadlines
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted two waiver petitions relating to the letter of credit (LOC) commitment letter deadline for...
RDOF Auction Procedures Proposed
The FCC voted 3-2 to propose bidding procedures for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction (Auction 904) for $16...
FCC Authorizes Additional CAF-II Support
The FCC has authorized over $240 million in Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) support from Auction 903 to four companies to...
