WCB Eliminates Net Neutrality, Interconnection Rules
As part of its ongoing “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has conformed Parts 8, 20, and 51...
WCB Clarifies Rural CLEC Definition
The Pricing Policy Division (Division) of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has clarified that the definition of “rural CLEC” in section 61.26...
Urban Rate Survey for 2026 Initiated
The FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) have initiated the urban rate survey for 2026. The...
Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s USF Authority
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and affirmed the Federal...
FCC Proposes Third Quarter USF Contribution Factor of 36 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has released a Public Notice announcing that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the...
WCB Seeks Comment on Petition for Waiver of Numbering Access Rules
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice seeking comment on a petition of OXIO Corporation (OXIO), seeking waiver of...
Court Rejects LTD Broadband RDOF Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld the FCC's 2022 rejection of LTD Broadband, Inc.'s Rural Digital Opportunity...
WCB Announces E-Rate Category Two Fund Floors and Multipliers for Next Funding Cycle
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the E-Rate category two multipliers and funding floors for the upcoming five-year cycle that...
WCB Adopts Order Seeking to Speed Copper Retirements
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has adopted an Order, which aims to facilitate the transition from legacy networks comprised of copper...
Charter and Cox Announce Merger
Charter Communications and Cox Communications have announced an agreement to merge, valuing Cox at $34.5 billion. The combined company will operate under...
