Net Neutrality on Hold Pending Sixth Circuit Appeal
In a blow to the FCC's Net Neutrality Order (Order) adopted this year recategorizing broadband Internet access service as Title II telecommunications,...
WCB Denies Request for Waiver of RHC Invoice Filing Deadline
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied requests by Community Hospital Corporation (CHC) and the Interfacing Company of Texas (ICTX) for...
Lifeline Minimum Service Standards and Indexed Budget Amount Announced
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the updated minimum services standards for Lifeline program-supported service standards. The Bureau has announced...
FCC Launches Rapid Broadband Assessment Team
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and Wireline Competition Bureau have announced the launch of the Rapid Broadband Assessment Team (RBAT), an inter-agency rapid...
Net Neutrality Temporarily Stayed by Sixth Circuit
The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has granted a temporary two-week stay of the FCC's Net Neutrality Order. The stay delays...
Comments Sought on Proposed Changes to the 2025 FCC Form 499
The Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on proposed revisions to the: (1) 2025 annual Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, FCC Form 499-A (Form...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Constitutionality of the FCC’s Universal Service Framework
The United States Supreme Court has declined to review the constitutionality of the FCC’s universal service support mechanism. The nonprofit group, Consumers’...
WCB Updates List of Rural Areas Used to Determine RHC Eligibility
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has updated the list of rural areas used to determine eligibility in the Rural Health Care...
$8M in Fines Levied Against Caller and Carrier for Robocalls
The FCC has proposed robocall fines against a caller and, for the very first time, against the carrier involved. First, the FCC...
WCB Reminds Competitive LECs to File Revised Tariffs by July 17
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has reminded competitive local exchange carriers (LECs) benchmarking their tariffed rates to competing incumbent LECs to file...
