FCC Clarifies 911 Reliability Certification Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission has issued an Order on Reconsideration clarifying the certification requirements that will apply to certain “Covered 911 Service Providers.” The...
FCC Declaratory Ruling Clarifies VoIP Symmetry Rule
On its own motion, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a declaratory ruling that clarifies the appropriate interpretation of the VoIP symmetry rule...
Comments on USF Contribution Forbearance Petition Requested by September 13
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released for comment a joint Petition for Forbearance filed by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) and the...
Granite Seeks Clarification on BOC Unbundling Obligations
The FCC has established a pleading cycle in response to a Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by Granite Telecommunications (Granite) that seeks comment on the...
Lottery Directs Net Neutrality Challenges to Ninth Circuit
Lawsuits filed by various public and private plaintiffs (including 22 state attorneys general, advocacy groups, and Internet companies such as Mozilla, Etsy and Vimeo)...
Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Availability of Unused Funds to Increase Health Care Program Funding...
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has announced the availability of $197.98 million in unused funds to increase the Rural...
FCC Expands Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Eligibility
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has expanded the school years that will be eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. In addition...
FCC Releases Text of E-Rate Modernization Order; Comments on FNPRM Due September 15
The FCC has released the text of its recently adopted E-Rate Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) which takes the...
FCC Amends Network Outage Reporting Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Order on Reconsideration that are intended to...
WCB Adopts NECA’s Proposed Rule Changes for Average Schedule Interstate Settlement Disbursements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) has approved the National Exchange Carrier Association’s (NECA) proposal for average schedule interstate settlement...
