Wireless Alaska Plan Carriers Given the Green Light; Certifications Due December 29
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has approved the Alaska Plan performance plans of eight wireless providers in Alaska that elected to receive frozen...
FCC Grants Oglala Sioux Tribe Limited Waiver of Lifeline Re-certification Deadlines
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted the Oglala Sioux Tribe a limited waiver of the Lifeline recertification deadlines to assist the more than...
FCC Releases Density Data For Rate-of-Return Study Areas
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released density data for rate-of-return study areas that will be used to implement various reforms adopted in the...
Court Rejects Legal Challenge to FCC Denial of USF Waiver Request
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected Consolidated Communications of California Co.’s (fka SureWest Telephone) challenge...
Legacy Support Phase Down Starts in June
The FCC Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that the phase down of legacy support for price cap and fixed competitive eligible...
Comment Sought on Charter Petition to Exclude New York Areas from RDOF
Comment is being sought on a petition filed by Charter Communications for waiver of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase...
Lifeline Waiver Requests Both Granted and Denied in Part
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) granted in part and denied in part 10 waiver requests filed by United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) and...
USF Contribution Factor Dips to 15.7 Percent For Third Quarter 2014
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the third quarter of 2014 will be 0.157...
Tribal Opex Relief Extended to More Carriers
The FCC has issued an order reconsidering its March 2018 order that provided relief for certain carriers operating on Tribal lands from Connect America...
Proposed USF Contribution Factor to Remain above 30%
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMB) is proposing to revert the universal service fund (USF) contribution factor back down to 0.318...
