Instructions Released for Mobility Fund LTE Data Collection
The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, Wireline Competition Bureau, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) released a Mobility Fund Phase II (MFII) Public Notice...
Optional 5G Certification Window for Legacy High-Cost ETCs Opened until August 16
The Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force has announced the opening of an optional certification window for eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) to certify...
FCC Proposes Raising Contribution Factor to 33.4 Percent
For the second quarter of 2021, the FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMB) has proposed raising the universal service contribution factor to...
Corrected Mobility Fund Phase II Eligibility Map Released
The FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force and wireline and wireless bureaus (Bureaus) have released an updated map of Mobility Fund Phase II (MF-II)...
Form 499 Changes Proposed
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on several proposed revisions to its annual and quarterly telecommunications reporting worksheets (FCC Forms 499-A and...
ATI Facing $1.6 Million Penalty for Failure to Contribute to USF and Other Programs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture which proposes a penalty of $1,588,988 against Advanced Tel, Inc....
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...
FCC Proposes Rules to Remove Bad Actors from Federally-Funded Programs
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has proposed new rules to protect federal funds from misuse. The rules provide the Commission...
Massive CAF/USF Reform Item Headlines FCC April 23 Open Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission will hold its next open meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The final agenda contains the following two items:
Connect America...
Net Neutrality NPRM Rebooted in Contentious FCC Vote; Comments Due December 14
The fully restored five-commissioner FCC voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that largely revives the net neutrality rules that were...
