Rate Benchmarks and Minimum Usage Allowances Announced for 2021
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Economics and Analytics have announced the 2021 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice...
Rural Health Care Program Rule Changes Accelerated
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued an Order accelerating the effective date of certain rule changes to the Rural Health...
FCC Takes Action to Stop One-Ring Robocall Scams
The FCC has adopted rules that expressly state that voice service providers may block calls that appear to be one-ring scams. The...
7th Year of Model-Based CAF-II Support Announced for Price Cap Carriers
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that all eligible price cap carriers currently receiving model-based Connect America Fund Phase II...
FCC Adopts Adjustment Factor Values for 5G Rural Fund
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) have adopted adjustment factor...
Net Neutrality Order on Remand Adopted in Split Vote
In response to last year's remand by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals of the 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order, the FCC...
RDOF Qualified Applicants and Mock Auction Dates Announced
The FCC has announced the 386 qualified applicants and non-qualified applicants for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction (Auction...
FCC Affirms 10% Rule for Mixed-Use Private Lines
The FCC has issued an Order affirming its 2017 Private Line Order which held that where 10% of the traffic carried on...
RDOF Phase I Eligible Areas Finalized
The FCC has issued a public notice finalizing the list of areas eligible for Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I support...
Revised NECA Tariffs Promote Low-Income Broadband Discounts
The FCC Wireline Competition Bureau in conjunction with the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) have announced tariff revisions that will provide certain...
