FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program Date Announced
In a Public Notice, the FCC announced the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program’s launch. Starting May 12, 2021, EBB program participating providers...
Letters of Intent to Become FCC’s Registered Robocall Traceback Consortium Due By May 27
The 2019 Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED Act) directed the FCC to issue rules aimed at establishing...
FCC WCB Announces Supply Chain Reimbursement Program Fund Administrator
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) announced Ernst & Young LLP as the chosen administrator of the $1.9 billion Secure and Trusted...
Tariff Order Establishes July 1 Effective Date for 2021 Annual Access Charge Filings and...
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a tariff order setting an effective date of July 1, 2021 for the 2021...
FCC Adopts Proposed Rulemaking for 911 Outage Notifications
The FCC has adopted a Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, to improve the 911 network outage reporting framework, intended to “harmonize many...
FCC Seeks Comment on Texting to 988
The FCC has adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking allowing access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by enabling texting to...
FCC Seeks Comment on Access to 211 Via Wi-Fi Calling
The FCC published a public notice seeking comment on accessing 211 via Wi-Fi calling. 211 is the three-digit dialing code used to...
FCC Publishes Agenda for Supply Chain Workshop
The FCC has published the agenda for its virtual supply chain workshop, to be held in coordination with the Office of the...
FCC Launches Database for Voice Providers to Document Robocall Mitigation Efforts
The FCC has launched the Robocall Mitigation Database—to be used by voice providers to inform the FCC of their robocall mitigation efforts. ...
FCC Wireline Bureau Grants Verizon Waiver for Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has issued an order granting Verizon’s waiver request to allow it an additional month to submit...
