FCC Eliminates USF Program’s Local Service “Rate Floor” Rule
At its April 12, 2019 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a report and order eliminating the high...
2Q 2019 USF Contribution Factor Drops to 18.8%
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has proposed that the universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for the second quarter (2Q) of 2019...
FCC Grants Partial Waiver of Audit Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an Order granting a partial waiver of FCC and Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) audit requirements for...
Phase-Down Support Amounts for Price Cap and Fixed CETCs Announced
Pursuant to the FCC's recent Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II Transitions Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced phased down legacy universal service support...
FCC Stands Firm on Alaska Plan Fiber Network Map Requirement
The FCC has denied an Alaska Telecom Association (ATA) petition requesting a waiver of the Alaska Plan requirement for support recipients to plan submit fiber...
Revised A-CAM Elections Due by March 27
Consistent with its December 2018 Universal Service Fund order revising support amounts, the FCC has announced 262 revised Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM)...
CAF Framework Established to Transition Legacy Support to Auction-Based Support
The FCC adopted a Report and Order establishing a Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II framework to clarify how support for voice and broadband...
Wireline Bureau Recommends Commission Retain E-Rate Budget Reforms for Category Two Requests
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has released a report recommending that the FCC permanently retain its rules establishing five-year budgets that provide set...
Comments on NECA Revisions to Average Schedule Formulas Sought by March 8
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a public notice seeking comment on the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.’s (NECA) proposed modification of average...
Court Strikes Down FCC Order Limiting Tribal Lifeline Support
The DC Circuit has struck down the FCC’s 2017 Lifeline Order, which had limited enhanced Tribal Lifeline support to facilities-based service providers and rural...
