FCC Seeks Comment on State 911 Fees and Fee Diversion
The FCC seeks comment on its Tenth Annual Report to Congress on state collection and distribution of 911 and E911 fees and charges. The...
NECA Modification to 2019 High-Cost Formula Approved
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has approved the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.’s (NECA) annual average schedule company high-cost loop support (HCLS) formula...
Waiver Sought for Biennial Audits of Certain ETCs
A group of industry groups, including USTelecom -- the Broadband Association, CTIA and ITTA -- The Voice of America's Broadband Providers (Petitioners), have filed...
National Lifeline Verifier to Fully Launch in Five States and Guam in January 2019
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will fully launch in five states, including Hawaii, Idaho,...
2019 USF Contribution Factor Hovers at 20%
The universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for first quarter (1Q) 2019 is set to drop slightly by one-tenth of a point to 20.0 percent....
Waiver Granted for Merging of Study Areas
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a waiver to Telapex, Inc. (Telapex) and Venture Communications Cooperative (Venture) to allow the merging of each...
WCB Seeks Comment on TracFone Wireless, Inc.’s Emergency Petition Concerning the Lifeline National Verifier
The Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comments on an Emergency Petition and Petition for Rulemaking filed by TracFone Wireless, Inc. (TracFone) asking the FCC...
National Lifeline Verifier to Launch in Four More States
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the soft launch of the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) in Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,...
HAC Volume Control Waiver Developments Announced
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) has announced a new docket—CG Docket No. 18-307—for filing petitions for waiver of the FCC’s hearing aid...
HAC Reporting Becomes HAC Certification for Service Providers
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order that replaces hearing aid compatibility (HAC) reporting requirements with a different set of requirements. Though service...
