FCC Releases NPRM Waiving & Proposing to Eliminate E-Rate Amortization Requirement
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposal Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if adopted, would eliminate an E-Rate program condition requiring schools and libraries to...
Sandwich Isles Order Remains Unchanged
The FCC has affirmed its 2016 decision to recover $27 million of Universal Service Fund (USF) support from Hawaiian telco Sandwich Isles Communications Inc....
Tribal Opex Relief Extended to More Carriers
The FCC has issued an order reconsidering its March 2018 order that provided relief for certain carriers operating on Tribal lands from Connect America...
Comment on Form 499 Changes Requested by January 20, 2019
Comment is sought on proposed changes to the main forms and instructions of FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q. Form 499-A is the annual worksheet...
One-Time Waiver Granted for FCC Form 509 Filers
On its own motion, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a one-time waiver of the FCC's rules to allow rate-of-return local exchange carriers...
2019 Urban Rate Survey Results Announced for Fixed Voice & Broadband
The 2019 urban rate survey results for fixed voice and broadband services have been released by the FCC’s Wireline Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau). The FCC...
NECA Modification to 2019 High-Cost Formula Approved
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has approved the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.’s (NECA) annual average schedule company high-cost loop support (HCLS) formula...
Waiver Sought for Biennial Audits of Certain ETCs
A group of industry groups, including USTelecom -- the Broadband Association, CTIA and ITTA -- The Voice of America's Broadband Providers (Petitioners), have filed...
National Lifeline Verifier to Fully Launch in Five States and Guam in January 2019
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will fully launch in five states, including Hawaii, Idaho,...
2019 USF Contribution Factor Hovers at 20%
The universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for first quarter (1Q) 2019 is set to drop slightly by one-tenth of a point to 20.0 percent....
