WCB Releases 2026 FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has released a Public Notice, announcing the release of the (1) annual Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, FCC...
Comment Sought on New Florence Study Area Waiver Petition
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice seeking comment on a Petition for Waiver (Petition) filed by New Florence...
FCC Seeks Comment on Replacement of Numbering Rules
The FCC has released a Public Notice seeking comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by Somos, Inc. seeking a rulemaking to...
WCB Terminates California Lifeline Opt-Out
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has adopted an Order, exercising its authority to: (1) revoke the exemption that enabled the California...
FCC Adopts NPRM to Modernize TRS
The has FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modernize Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), which are critical in enabling people...
Second Quarter 2025 Inflation Adjustment for Cable Rates
The FCC has released a Public Notice adjusting the inflation rate for the Second Quarter of 2025 (April 1, 2025 to June...
FCC Opens Inquiry on Eliminating State and Local Barriers to Wireline Deployments
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Inquiry seeking comment on ways that local and state governments prohibit the deployment of wireline...
WCB Seeks Comment on Proposed E-Rate Eligible Services List
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on the proposed eligible services list (ESL) for the E-Rate program for funding...
FCC Removes 386 Outdated Wireline Rules and Requirements
As part of the FCC’s ongoing “Delete, Delete, Delete” deregulatory initiative, the FCC has adopted a Direct Final Rule, which removes 386...
New Blocking Rule for Do-Not-Originate List to Take Effect December 15
On February 27, 2025, the FCC adopted an Eighth Report and Order, which established a new rule requiring all U.S.-based providers in...
