National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to Launch in Six States This December
The National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will launch by December 31, 2017 in the six states of Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah,...
Mobility Fund Phase I Construction Deadlines Revised for Some
Several carriers that were awarded Mobility Fund Phase I (MF1) support in 2012’s Auction 901 have been afforded relief on their construction deadlines to...
T-Mobile to Pay $17.5 Million for Service Outage Notification Failures
T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile) has entered into a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) under which T-Mobile will resolve an...
Order Tackles High-Cost Line Count Disputes
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued an order addressing two more challenges related to claims for universal service high-cost support. This order...
Input Sought on Performance Measurements for Future High-Cost Support Determinations
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) are requesting updates to the record on performance measures...
TracFone Asks FCC to Preempt Certain State 911 Fees
TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) has filed a petition requesting that the FCC issue a declaratory ruling finding that state laws and regulations that impose...
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...
FCC Extends White Space Push Notification Waiver
The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has reissued a waiver of the push notification requirement for fixed and...
FCC Form 477 Deadline Extended to March 24, 2017
After the delaying the March 1 FCC Form 477 filing deadline due to technical issues, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has re-opened the online...
FCC Open to Providing Net Neutrality Advisory Opinions
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) is spreading the word that any entity that is subject to the FCC’s net neutrality rules (i.e., no blocking,...
