FCC Denies Stay of New Definition of Oklahoma Tribal Areas
In June 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a number of reforms to the universal service Lifeline program, including the adoption of a...
FCC Grants Co-Mo Application For Review, Reduces CenturyLink’s CAF II Support
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting an application for review filed by Co-Mo Comm, Inc. (Co-Mo) and...
FCC Says No Safety Valve Support For Madison Telephone Company
The Federal Communications Commission has denied an application for review filed by Madison Telephone Company which sought Commission-level review of a Wireline Competition Bureau...
FCC Committee Unveils Recommended Broadband Disclosures
The FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) has released its Broadband Consumer Disclosure formats that it recommends the FCC adopt as a safe harbor to the...
FCC Launches Investigation of ILEC Pricing Plans For Special Access Services
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has initiated an investigation into the terms and conditions of 18 special access service tariff pricing plans of...
High-Cost USF Support Not for High Living, Reminds FCC
The FCC released a public notice reminding all eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) receiving high-cost Universal Service Fund (USF) support that such support may be...
FCC Releases A-CAM Version 2.0
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released version 2.0 of the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM v2.0), which incorporates updated study area...
Windstream Waiver Petition Addresses Uncollectible Halo Revenues
Price cap carrier Windstream Services, LLC (Windstream), on behalf of 24 of its incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) subsidiaries has requested a waiver of...
FCC To Make Data on Special Access Services Publicly Available
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it will publicly release data that it gathered earlier this year as part of its...
E-Rate Eligible Services List For Funding Year 2016 Released
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the schools and libraries universal service support (E-Rate) program’s eligible services list (ESL) for funding year...
