Auction 903 Ends with $1.5B of CAF Phase II Support; Long-Form Application Deadlines Set
The FCC has officially announced the close of the CAF Phase II (CAF-II) auction (Auction 903) and established filing deadlines for long-form applications (FCC...
DC Court Sets Aside FCC Lifeline Order Provisions Pending Decision on the Merits
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has stayed, or set aside, certain provisions of the FCC’s 2017 Lifeline order that limited enhanced...
Comments on Lifeline Waiver Requests Due August 30
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has released two Lifeline waiver requests for public comment and established filing deadlines of August 30, 2018 for initial...
FCC Takes Action to Remove Barriers to Wireline and Wireless Infrastructure Deployment
The FCC has adopted a Third Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling fundamentally reforming the federal framework governing pole attachments. The FCC adopts a...
Draft E-Rate Eligible Services List Released; Comments due August 29
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released a draft eligible services list (ESL) for the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (E-Rate...
Counties Receiving Conditional Forbearance from Lifeline Voice Obligation Announced
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released its latest Public Notice announcing the counties in which conditional forbearance from the obligation to offer...
Acceptances of Further Revised A-CAM Offers Announced
175 rate-of-return companies electing 210 revised offers of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support in 39 states have been authorized by the FCC’s...
Updated Lifeline Minimum Service Standards and Budget Announced
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced the newly calculated minimum speed and usage standards for Lifeline-supported fixed broadband service. The Bureau also...
Form 481 Deadline Waiver Requests Denied
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied several petitions for waiver of the deadline for submitting audited financial statements in connection with the...
Proposed NANP Fund Size Estimate and Contribution Factor for Fiscal Year 2019 Announced
The Wireline Competition Bureau has announced the proposed North American Numbering Plan (NANP) Administration fund size estimate and contribution factor for the fiscal year...
