Rate Benchmarks and Minimum Usage Allowances Announced for 2021
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics have announced the 2021 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice...
Auction 903 CAF-II Performance Testing Clarified
In conjunction with various changes the FCC made to performance testing requirements for Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) support won in...
7th Year of Model-Based CAF-II Support Announced for Price Cap Carriers
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that all eligible price cap carriers currently receiving model-based Connect America Fund Phase II...
Rural Health Care Program Rule Changes Accelerated
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued an Order accelerating the effective date of certain rule changes to the Rural Health...
HCLS Formula Adjustments Approved
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has approved the proposed annual average schedule company high-cost loop support (HCLS) formula modifications submitted by...
FCC Seeks comments on New Web Portal for Entities to Report Information on Robocalls...
The FCC has initiated a rulemaking proceeding (NPRM) seeking comments on proposals to implement...
Updated List of Operating Company Numbers Released
To help facilitate compliance with the FCC’s rural completion rules, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc....
4-Month CAF-II Location Adjustment Window Opens April 1
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced its Eligible Locations Adjustment Process (ELAP) window for Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II...
FCC Adopts Adjustment Factor Values for 5G Rural Fund
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) have adopted adjustment factor...
FCC Takes Action to Stop One-Ring Robocall Scams
The FCC has adopted rules that expressly state that voice service providers may block calls that appear to be one-ring scams. The...
