Legislation Introduced to Improve Broadband Maps
Representatives August Pfluger (R-TX) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) have introduced legislation, the PROTOCOL Act (H.R. 9450), to improve the FCC’s Broadband Data...
FCC Opens Eighteenth Inquiry on State of Broadband in the U.S.
Pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the FCC has released a Notice of Inquiry, initiating the eighteenth annual...
NC Opens BEAD Challenge Process
North Carolina has launched its challenge process for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Local and tribal governments, broadband providers,...
FCC Grants Limited Waiver of RDOF Rules in Light of TBCP Awards
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has granted Resound Networks, LLC a limited waiver of the RDOF service milestone and non-compliance rules and...
Mississippi, South Dakota Approved for BEAD Implementation Funding
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the full initial proposals for Mississippi and South Dakota for the $42.5 billion...
Petition Seeking to Reverse Starlink’s RDOF Denial Dismissed
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has dismissed a Petition for Reconsideration filed in January 2024 by Virginia resident Greg Weisiger, who...
FCC Jumpstarts 5G Rural Fund with Modified Rules
The FCC has adopted a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration modifying the previous framework for the 5G Fund for...
NTIA Seeks Comment on BEAD Alternative Technology Guidance
NTIA has published a draft BEAD alternative broadband technology guidance to provide states and territories with additional guidance regarding the use of...
FCC Cites 11 Companies for Failing to File BDC Data
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has issued Orders citing 11 companies for failing to file mandatory broadband availability and subscription data in the...
Louisiana Opens BEAD Application Portal
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has announced that Louisiana is opening its application filing window for prospective subgrantees to apply for Broadband Equity,...
