Auction 903 Ends with $1.5B of CAF Phase II Support; Long-Form Application Deadlines Set
The FCC has officially announced the close of the CAF Phase II (CAF-II) auction (Auction 903) and established filing deadlines for long-form applications (FCC...
E-Rate Funding Can Support Category One and Two Requests
The FCC has announced that there is sufficient E-Rate (or Schools & Libraries) funding for estimated demand for category one and category two requests for funding year...
DC Court Sets Aside FCC Lifeline Order Provisions Pending Decision on the Merits
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has stayed, or set aside, certain provisions of the FCC’s 2017 Lifeline order that limited enhanced...
Extension of MF-II Challenge Deadline Forthcoming in Circulating Order
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that a draft order is circulating among the commissioners to formally extend the Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II)...
FCC Explores Creation of Telehealth Pilot Program
At its August Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) that seeks comment on launching a “Connected Care Pilot Program,” an...
Corrected Mobility Fund Phase II Eligibility Map Released
The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and wireline and wireless bureaus (Bureaus) have released an updated map of Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II)...
Draft E-Rate Eligible Services List Released; Comments due August 29
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released a draft eligible services list (ESL) for the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (E-Rate...
Acceptances of Further Revised A-CAM Offers Announced
175 rate-of-return companies electing 210 revised offers of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support in 39 states have been authorized by the FCC’s...
Updated Lifeline Minimum Service Standards and Budget Announced
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the newly calculated minimum speed and usage standards for Lifeline-supported fixed broadband service. The Bureau also...
Form 481 Deadline Waiver Requests Denied
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied several petitions for waiver of the deadline for submitting audited financial statements in connection with the...
