FCC Adopts Order Extending Filing Deadline for Rural Health Care Program
The FCC has extended the funding year 2021 application filing deadline for the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program until June 1, 2021....
FCC Proposes Raising Contribution Factor to 33.4 Percent
For the second quarter of 2021, the FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMB) has proposed raising the universal service contribution factor to...
FCC Announces Post-Authorization RDOF Defaults
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced two Rural Digital Opportunity Fund post-authorization defaults. Specifically, Cuba City Telephone Exchange and Cal-Ore Communications,...
Federal Court Rejects Hurricanes Irma and Maria Funding Appeal
The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected claims by Tri-County Telephone Association (Tri-County), that the...
FCC Publishes Agenda for Supply Chain Workshop
The FCC has published the agenda for its virtual supply chain workshop, to be held in coordination with the Office of 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...
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....
FCC Seeks Comment on E-Rate Program Competitive Bidding Process
The FCC has approved an Order which seeks comment on improving transparency and efficiency in the E-Rate program competitive bidding process. In...
FCC Announces Proposed USF Contribution Factor for 4Q of 2023
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2023 will...
Net Neutrality NPRM Rebooted in Contentious FCC Vote; Comments Due December 14
The fully restored five-commissioner FCC voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that largely revives the net neutrality rules that were...
