$500 Million Broadband Grant Program Introduced
A bill, the Serving Rural America Act (H.R. 6456), has been introduced in the House of Representatives, by Reps. Rob Wittman (R-VA)...
FCC, FTC Demand Gateway Providers Block COVID-19 Related Scam Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have warned gateway providers facilitating COVID-19 related scam robocalls originating overseas...
FCC Proposes $6 Million Fine Against TracFone for Violating Lifeline Program Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), in a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), has proposed a fine of $6,013,000...
Tentative Agenda for April 23 FCC Open Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its April 2020 Open Meeting, which is scheduled to...
FCC Issues Order to Keep Lifeline Subscribers Connected During COVID-19
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), in an Order, has waived several rules that would otherwise result in de-enrollment of subscribers...
FCC Proposes Detariffing Measures to Simplify Consumers’ Telephone Bills
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has proposed to eliminate tariffing of end user interstate access charges included on consumers’ local...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Provide $2 Billion for Rural Broadband Providers During Pandemic
The U.S. Senate has introduced a bipartisan bill, the Keeping Critical Connections Act (S.3569), cosponsored by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin...
FCC Provides Relief for RHC Program Amid COVID-19
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has taken a number of steps to assist the Rural Health Care (RHC) program, including...
White House Announces National Strategy to Secure 5G
President Trump has signed into law the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020 (S.893), which requires the executive branch to develop...
WTB Grants Waiver to Include Hawaiian Tribal Lands in the 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal...
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB or Bureau) has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting...
