Reports Show Increased Broadband Speeds and Increased VoIP Subscriptions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released reports on Internet Access Services and Local Telephone Competition which summarize information about subscribership, technologies, and service...
Rural Broadband Experiments Application Window Opens Oct. 23; Application Deadline is Nov. 7
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the rural broadband experiments application filing window will open on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 9:00...
Bureaus to Refresh Record on Compliance With Broadband Speed Obligations
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (collectively, Bureaus) are seeking comment on the methodology to be...
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...
Lifeline Providers Must Resolve Inter-Company Household Duplicates
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the implementation of a process for resolving duplicative support provided by multiple Lifeline providers to the...
Henderson to Serve as USAC CEO
FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler has approved the Universal Service Administrative Company’s (USAC) nomination of John Christopher Henderson to serve as the USAC Chief Executive...
Chairman Wheeler Announces CTO Appointment
FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler recently announced that Scott Jordan will be the Commission’s new Chief Technology Officer. Jordan joins the Commission from the University...
White Paper Explores USF Policy
As part of its continuing effort to begin the process of revising the nation’s communications laws, the U.S. House of Representative’s Energy and Commerce...
FCC to Consider Streamlining Part 32 Uniform System of Accounts
The FCC has launched a proceeding to review its Part 32 Uniform System of Accounts (USOA) rules and consider ways to minimize the compliance burden...
FCC Dismisses 12 Petitions as Moot Due to USF/ICC Transformation Order
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released an Order that dismisses 12 petitions seeking various forms of relief due to regulatory changes that were...
