FCC Compliance Not So Simple for Simple Network; $100,000 Fine Proposed
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Enforcement Bureau has issued a $100,000 Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) for Forfeiture against Simple Network, Inc. for apparently...
Emergency Accessibility and Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution on FCC’s Tentative Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its May open meeting, scheduled for March 21, 2015. It contains the...
AT&T and SNET to Pay $10.9 Million to Resolve Lifeline Violations
AT&T and former subsidiary Southern New England Telephone (SNET) have agreed to pay $10.9 million to resolve an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission's...
Wireline Competition Bureau Approves NECA Average Schedule Formula Revisions
In December, the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) proposed a number of revisions to the formulas that will be used to determine average schedule...
GAO Report Examines FCC Reforms and Effectiveness of Lifeline Program
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has submitted a report to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation which summarizes...
RUS and NTIA Seek Comment on Broadband Opportunity Council
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking comment to inform the deliberations of the newly-created Broadband Opportunity Council. The...
Bureau Announces 2015 Urban Rate Survey Results
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) USF/ICC Transformation Order required Connect America Fund recipients to offer voice and broadband services in supported areas...
2015 Tariff Review Plans Now Available For Download
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the Tariff Review Plans (TRPs) that incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) must file in 2015. Among...
2015 Tariff Review Plans Now Available For Download
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the Tariff Review Plans (TRPs) that incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) must file in 2015. Among...
Bureau Corrects Phase II Challenge Process Resolution Order
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released an Erratum that amends the Connect America Fund Phase II Challenge Resolution Order. Among other things, the...
