Senate Bill Introduced to Address Rural Call Completion Issues
Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tester (D-MT) have introduced the "Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2015" (S. 827). S. 827 would direct the...
Senator Ayotte Re-Introduces “USF Fairness” Bill
Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has introduced the “USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2015″ (S. 734). The bill would require that at least 75% of the...
STELA and Local Number Portability Administration on March Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its March open meeting, scheduled for March 26, 2015. It contains the following...
Verizon Settles 911 Investigation, Will Pay $3.4 Million
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) and MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business Services (Verizon) have entered into a Consent Decree which resolves the...
FCC Seeks Additional Consumer Advisory Committee Applications
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is seeking additional applications for Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) membership. Applications must be received by 11:59 pm EDT....
Spectrum Sharing “Model City” Workshop to be Held April 15-16
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), together with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold a two-day workshop on establishing a “Model City”...
FCC Authorizes All Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I Bids
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Wireline Competition Bureau have authorized the last batch of Auction 902 winning bids for Tribal Mobility Phase I support....
NTIA and FirstNet Seek Comment on Key Aspects of Network’s Design, Deployment and Administration
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), together with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), has released a Second Notice (Second Notice) seeking public...
USF Contribution Factor Climbs to 17.4 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the second quarter of 2015 will be...
First Batch of AWS-3 Applications Accepted for Filing
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has announced by public notice an initial batch of AWS-3 license applications that have been accepted for filing...
