Push for Delayed Net Neutrality Vote and Public Disclosure of Order Rebuffed by Chairman
Three days before the FCC’s February 26 meeting, Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly have made a last-ditch effort to delay the FCC’s net...
February 26 FCC Meeting Officially Will Tackle Key Broadband Issues
The FCC has formalized its agenda for its February 26 open meeting, which will address two major broadband related items. First, the Commission will...
Nominations For CSRIC Due No Later Than March 31, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it intends to recharter the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) for a fifth two-year...
Census Blocks Removed From CAF Phase II Eligibility
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that certain census blocks that were a part of the FCC’s rural broadband experiment proceeding are...
FCC Issues Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2015 – 2018
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2015 through 2018. The FCC uses its Strategic Plan to outline...
Bureau Grants 60-Day Extension of Healthcare Connect Fund Invoice Deadline
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released an Order granting a limited waiver of the invoice filing deadline for all applicants under the Healthcare...
February FCC Meeting to Focus Exclusively on Broadband Regulatory Matters
Only two items were placed on the FCC’s tentative agenda for its Thursday, February 26, 2015 open meeting, and both pertain to broadband regulation....
FCC Released Fourth International Broadband Data Report
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) International Bureau has released its fourth International Broadband Data Report, which shows comparative data on international broadband capability. To create...
Early Net Neutrality Release: Title II It Is, Including Wireless
In a rare preview of proposed new rules to be voted on by the FCC, Chairman Tom Wheeler has released a fact sheet and...
President’s FY2016 Budget Proposes Substantial Increases for RUS Lending Programs
President Barack Obama has released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 (FY2016), which includes substantial funding increases for Rural Utilities Services (RUS) lending...
