FCC Approves Nokia’s SAS for Initial Commercial Deployments
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology have approved Nokia Innovations LLC’s Spectrum Access System for initial commercial...
FCC Caps Rates for Phone and Video Calls of Inmates
The FCC has voted to limit the rates that providers may charge for phone and video calls from correctional facilities. The Just...
CGB Seeks Comment on Tentative Findings for CVAA Biennial Report
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) is seeking comment on its tentative findings on the accessibility and usability of telecommunications...
Armstrong Groups to Pay $6.5 Million for Alleged False Claims Relating to USF Subsidies
The Armstrong Group, owner of five ILECs, has agreed to pay $6.5 million as part of a False Claims Act settlement with...
FCC Denies Request to Reconsider New 911 Outage Rules
The FCC has denied the Competitive Carrier Association’s (CCA) Petition for Reconsideration of two 911 service outage rules that impose...
FCC Announces Renewed Funding Eligibility of Certain RDOF Census Block Groups
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has announced that certain census block groups (CBG) which were limited to exclusive support from the...
Additional BDS Carriers Transition to Incentive Regulation
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Public Notice announcing that rate-of-return local exchange carriers have elected, in 120 study areas,...
NTIA Approves BEAD Proposal of Maryland
NTIA has approved Maryland’s full Initial Proposal (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, bringing the...
FCC Announces Effective Date for Wireless Emergency Alert Testing Rules
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) has announced that new rules for the testing of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs)...
NTIA Approves Indiana for BEAD Implementation Funding
NTIA has approved Indiana’s Initial Proposal for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Indiana can now move to...
