E-Rate Participants May Submit Extension Requests through October 31
Due to technical issues, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is giving E-rate participants with an October 28, 2016 invoice deadline for Funding Year...
A-CAM Corrections Affect 32 Carriers
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced technical corrections to the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) that affect 32 specific A-CAM eligible...
FCC Order Addresses ICC Recovery Waiver Issues
The FCC has released an Order addressing intercarrier compensation (ICC) recovery rule waiver issues that were the subject of several petitions. Though the Order...
FCC Updates Census Block Data Based on December 2015 Form 477, Gives ROR Carriers...
To assist rate-of-return (ROR) carriers with the decision to elect model-based support, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released updated census block data...
CenturyLink CAF Phase I Change Triggers 45-Day Notification Deadline of November 7
CenturyLink has informed the FCC that it intends to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 incremental broadband deployment plans. CenturyLink...
FCC Grants Hardship Waiver of Deadline for Revisions to FCC Form 499-A
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a request filed by American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. d/b/a Premiere Global Services (ATS) seeking review of a...
Bureau Commences 2017 Urban Rate Survey
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it is initiating the urban rate survey to collect information to develop voice and broadband...
FCC Denies Waiver Requests of Eligibility Limitations and Deadlines of the Alternative Connect America...
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied a request for waiver of the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) eligibility limitations for support, and...
Form 508 Forecasted Cost & Revenue Data for Broadband Loop Support Due by October...
The FCC is requiring all carriers to file forecasted cost and revenue data for the first half of 2017 (i.e., the period from January...
4Q 2016 USF Contribution Factor Dips to 17.4%
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for fourth quarter (Q4) 2016 will be...
