FCC Clarifies Deployment Obligations for CAF-BLS Recipients
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has adopted an Order clarifying that Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support (CAF-BLS) recipients can satisfy...
FCC Seeks to Increase Broadband Services in the 900 MHz Band
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order, proposing to establish a framework that will enable increased broadband deployment...
Community Connect Grant Program Filing Window Opening February 20
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service has announced the opening of the filing window for the FY 2025 Community Connect...
FCC Utilizes Fabric to Conduct Location Readjustment Process for High-Cost Programs
The FCC has adopted the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric as the data source for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund location readjustment process. ...
FCC Seeks Comment on Reallocating 1675-1680 MHz Band for Shared Uses
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on a proposal to repurpose the 1675-1680 MHz band, currently...
E-BRIDGE ACT Enacted to Remove Hurdles Associated with EDA-Funded Broadband Projects
The E-BRIDGE Act (H.R.1752) has been signed into law as part of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024...
Sixth Circuit Sinks Net Neutrality
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Sixth Circuit) has likely dealt a fatal blow to the FCC's May 2024...
Congress Passes NDAA With Reimbursement Program Funding
The Senate has passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act by an 85 to 14 vote. The legislation was also passed by...
FCC Announces Opening of Sixth Broadband Data Collection Filing Window
The FCC has announced that the sixth Broadband Data Collection filling window will open on January 2, 2025. The FCC requires facilities-based...
Senate Passes ACCESS Rural America Act to Lessen Burdens of SEC Reporting
The Senate has passed, by unanimous consent, the Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Support Rural America Act (ACCESS Rural America...
