Further Alaska CAF Phase I Notifications Due by May 14
Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) has notified the FCC of its intention to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 incremental broadband deployment...
$100 Million for Rural Broadband Experiments
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that provides $100 million for rural broadband experiments. In addition to expanding broadband service into unserved...
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...
NPRM Continues FCC Effort to Bolster Oversight of 911 Networks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has issued a Policy Statement and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) related to its oversight of the...
RDOF Defaults Announced for Arizona
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics (Bureaus) have announced the default of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)...
FCC Launches Inquiry to Examine U.S. Broadband Deployment
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) which seeks comment on the availability of fixed and mobile broadband service...
A-CAM Elections Exceed 10-Year Budget by $1.6B; Suggested Solutions Sought by November 14
The election of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support by 216 rate-of-return companies in 43 states has amounted to a budget shortfall of...
Waiver Granted for FCC Form 509 Filers
Similar to last year, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a waiver of the FCC’s rules to allow rate-of-return local...
FCC Opens UP $77M of USF Support to Puerto Rico and USVI
The FCC on its own motion will make up to $76.9 million of high-cost Universal Service Fund (USF) support in Puerto Rico and the...
Federal-State Joint Board to Examine, Recommend Changes to USF Contribution Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an Order which asks the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (Joint Board) to provide recommendations on...
