FCC Releases 2020 Universal Service Monitoring Report
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has published the Universal Service Monitoring Report for 2020, prepared by the Universal Service Joint...
FCC Bureaus, OEA Grant Waivers to MF-1 Support Recipients
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (the Bureaus), and the Office of Economics and Analytics...
WCB Directs Mobile Service Providers to Submit Data on Lifeline Customer Usage and Costs
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) has issued an Order directing a group of mobile...
Auction 903 CAF-II Performance Testing Clarified
In conjunction with various changes the FCC made to performance testing requirements for Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) support won in...
FCC Waives Certain Rules to Allow Carriers to Report Actual CBOL Rates on FCC...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted an Order waiving certain sections of its rules to allow rate-of-return carriers to...
WCB Further Extends Waivers of RHC and E-Rate Gift Rules
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) has extended the temporary waivers of the Rural Health...
FCC Adopts Rules for Rip and Replace
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has adopted rules to implement the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. The Order adopted...
RDOF Phase I Winners Announced
The FCC has formally announced the close of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I Auction (Auction 904), which ended just...
HCLS Formula Adjustments Approved
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has approved the proposed annual average schedule company high-cost loop support (HCLS) formula modifications submitted by...
Rate Benchmarks and Minimum Usage Allowances Announced for 2021
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics have announced the 2021 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice...