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...
FCC Releases Updated Lifeline Minimum Service Standards and New Budget Amount
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced updated minimum service standards for Lifeline-supported services. The Lifeline minimum service standard for mobile broadband...
FCC Stands Firm on Alaska Plan Fiber Network Map Requirement
The FCC has denied an Alaska Telecom Association (ATA) petition requesting a waiver of the Alaska Plan requirement for support recipients to plan submit fiber...
FCC Extends Limited Waiver of Letter of Credit Rules for CAF Phase II Auction
Due to the ongoing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has found good cause to extend the...
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...
Net Neutrality and 988 Georouting Items Slated for Vote at April 25 Meeting
The FCC's April 25, 2024 open meeting is poised to dominate headlines as the Commission puts its divisive new Net Neutrality Order...
WCB Grants EBB Program Reimbursement Waiver
On its own motion, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau is granting a limited waiver to allow providers until July 15, 2021 to...
Access Tariff Filing Deadline Extended for Two CEA Providers
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted petitions filed by two centralized equal access (CEA) providers, South Dakota Network, LLC (SDN) and Minnesota...
$20.4 Billion RDOF to Take Center Stage at January FCC Meeting
The $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) will be considered at the FCC’s January 28, 2020 open meeting, according to Chairman...
Trade Associations Seek Rulemaking Proceeding to Simplify FCC Requirements for Pro Forma Transactions
The FCC has released a Public Notice seeking comments on a Petition for Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling jointly filed by CTIA-The Wireless...
