February FCC Meeting to Focus Exclusively on Broadband Regulatory Matters
Only two items were placed on the FCC’s tentative agenda for its Thursday, February 26, 2015 open meeting, and both pertain to broadband regulation....
FCC Order Finalizes Details of CAF Phase II; Modifies Rate-of-Return Support
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order that continues its efforts to implement the universal service reforms adopted in the...
Bureau Announces More Rural Broadband Experiment Winners
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that the following 12 entities have been provisionally selected to receive roughly $12 million in rural...
FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Eligible Services List for E-Rate Program
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on the proposed eligible services list (ESL) for the schools and libraries universal...
Comments on Lifeline Reimbursement Clarification Due by March 12
The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) has filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling seeking clarification of the FCC’s Lifeline rules and guidance provided on the Universal...
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)...
FCC Announces Election Deadline to Receive Transitional Mobile Support for the Uniendo A Puerto...
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the deadline for eligible facilities-based mobile providers to elect to receive transitional mobile high-cost...
Divided Supreme Court Rejects Original Net Neutrality Appeals
In a 4-3 vote with two recused justices, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected seven appeals of the FCC's 2015 net neutrality rules that had...
Waiver Granted for Merging of Study Areas
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a waiver to Telapex, Inc. (Telapex) and Venture Communications Cooperative (Venture) to allow the merging of each...
Form 477 Filing Deadline Extended
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has extended the time to file FCC Form 477 beyond the original October 1, 2014 deadline. On September...
