Legislation Would Cap Annual Lifeline Support at $1.5 Billion
Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) has introduced legislation (H.R. 4884) that, if passed, would cap the total amount of support provided through the Federal Lifeline...
Chairman Previews Broadband Privacy NPRM
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has released a fact sheet describing the proposed broadband privacy rules in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking currently circulating with...
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...
Verizon’s $1.35M “Supercookie” Settlement Marks Latest Open Internet Enforcement Action
Verizon Wireless (Verizon) has agreed to a Consent Decree to settle an investigation of alleged violations of the FCC's Open Internet Transparency Rule and...
Push for More 5G Spectrum Gets Legislative Boost with MOBILE NOW Act
Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) have given new life to the Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless...
FCC Delays Implementation of New Oklahoma Lifeline Map For 120 Days
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it has delayed implementation of the FCC’s new interpretation of “former reservations in Oklahoma” for...
FCC Releases International Broadband Data Report
The FCC’s International Bureau (Bureau) has released its fifth International Broadband Data Report which compares the state of broadband deployment in the U.S. to...
Forward Auction Application Deadline Pushed to February 10 by Snowzilla
The FCC has pushed back by a day the filing window for the short-form application (FCC Form 175) to participate in the forward auction...
FCC Modifies Condition of Cellular South TTY Waiver
In December 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Cellular South a temporary, limited waiver of the FCC’s requirements to support text telephony (TTY)...
New Lifeline Rules Scheduled to Become Effective On or After February 4
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the following Lifeline rules that...
