FCC Modifies Performance Testing Procedures for CAF Carriers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced modifications to the performance testing procedures for carriers that receive Connect American Fund...
FCC Requires 911 Fee Parity Between VoIP Services and Traditional Phone Service
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced that the act of a state, local, or Tribal government charging the same class...
FCC Streamlines Burdensome Tariff Filing Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced the adoption of two rules that eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens. The first rule allows...
Deployment of Small Wireless Facilities Once Again Subject to Environmental and Historic Preservation Review
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has issued an order reinstating its environmental rules under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and...
Tentative Agenda for October 25 FCC Open Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its October 2019 Open Meeting, which is scheduled to...
WCB Seeks Comment on Eliminating Confusion in the FCC Form 470 Drop-Down Menu
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) has sought comment, in a Public Notice, on ways to improve...
WCB Announces National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier Soft Launch
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) issued a Public Notice announcing that the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier)...
FCC Modernizes Procedures and Rules for DBS Service
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released an Order that modernizes the procedures and rules governing direct broadcast satellite (DBS)...
WCB Announces Launch of National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier in Eleven States
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) has issued a Public Notice announcing the launch of...
FCC Eliminates Outdated Telecommunications Relay Service Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that eliminates the...
