FCC Order Clarifies Use of CAF II Funds and Reduces Letter of Credit Requirement...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an order which clarifies an issue related to price cap carriers’ use of Connect America Fund (CAF)...
Fundamental Changes Coming To The Lifeline Program
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has circulated an order that will modernize the universal service Lifeline program. Chairman Wheeler made the announcement by...
FCC Chairman Announces Bipartisan USF Reform For Rate of Return Carriers
In a blog post titled “Bipartisan Solutions for Universal Service,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that he has circulated an Order which modernizes...
Wireline Competition Bureau Releases New A-CAM Reports
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released two new sets of illustrative results for the Alternative Connect America Cost Model version 2.1 (A-CAM v2.1)....
Bureau Releases A-CAM Version 2.1
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released Version 2.1 of the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM v2.1), which contains study area-specific plant...
Bureau Finds One Study Area Subject to 100 Percent Competitive Overlap
In July 2015, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) released a preliminary list of 15 rate-of-return incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) study areas subject...
Contribution Factor Climbs To All-Time High of 18.2 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the first quarter of 2016 is 18.2...
Form 499 Changes Proposed
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on several proposed revisions to its annual and quarterly telecommunications reporting worksheets (FCC Forms 499-A and...
FCC Denies Stay of New Definition of Oklahoma Tribal Areas
In June 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a number of reforms to the universal service Lifeline program, including the adoption of a...
FCC Grants Co-Mo Application For Review, Reduces CenturyLink’s CAF II Support
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting an application for review filed by Co-Mo Comm, Inc. (Co-Mo) and...
