CAF Phase II Auction Procedures Proposed
In a unanimous vote, the FCC has proposed procedures for implementing its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II reverse auction in 2018 to authorize...
FCC Settles Verizon, Potomac Edison Pole Attachment Dispute
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has issued an Order on Reconsideration reconsidering a previous Commission Order adjusting the pole attachment...
FCC Approves Adjustments to Average Schedule HCLS Formula
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has approved the modifications proposed by the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) to the formula used to calculate...
NTIA Extends Deadline to Comment on Arctic Notice of Inquiry
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has extended the deadline to comment on its Notice of Inquiry (NOI) into the current and potential...
A-CAM Corrections Affect 32 Carriers
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced technical corrections to the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) that affect 32 specific A-CAM eligible...
Wireline Competition Bureau Grants Lifeline Waiver Extensions
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (the Bureau) has granted extensions of waivers for certain Lifeline program rules. ...
FCC Adopts New Rules Permitting Access to Blocked Caller ID Information for Investigation of...
In response to threatening phone calls targeting schools, religious centers and other organizations, the FCC has adopted new rules to allow law enforcement authorities,...
Study Area Boundary Changes Due March 23; Recertification Deadline is May 26
The Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has extended the deadline for incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to file updated study area boundary data if any...
Bureau Releases Updated Rate-of-Return Cost Model Reports
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released updated reports for the rate-of-return cost model it is developing, the Alternative Connect America Cost Model...
Auctions Headline August Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has announced the tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting, scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, August 2, 2018.
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