Lifeline Petitions Addressed Regarding State Delays and Wildfires
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied the petitions filed by Sprint seeking reconsideration of waivers granted to California, New York, and Michigan...
Comments on Lifeline Reimbursement Clarification Due by March 12
The National Lifeline Association (NaLA) has filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling seeking clarification of the FCC’s Lifeline rules and guidance provided on the Universal...
CAF Phase II Challenge Process for Alaska Communications Systems Begins; Challenges Due March 22
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced that the challenge process for Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) to identify areas eligible for its Connect America...
Waivers Granted for Rate Adjustment, But Not for Imputation Rule
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted waiver petitions for Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Company, Inc., Panora Communications Cooperative (Panora), and Prairie Telephone Co.,...
Updated CAF Phase II Auction Technical Guide Released
FCC staff has released an updated Technical Guide providing technical and mathematical guidance on bidding procedures and bid processing algorithms in the upcoming Connect...
Colorado ETC Must Return $6.7M in USF Overpayments
The FCC has rejected a challenge by Colorado eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) Blanca Telephone Company (Blanca) to the FCC Office of the Managing Director’s...
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier Soft Launch Pushed into 2018
The anticipated December 2017 soft launch of the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier in six states (Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) has...
2018 Urban Rate Survey Results Announced for Fixed Voice & Broadband
The results of the 2018 urban rate survey for fixed voice and broadband services have been released by the FCC's Wireline Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau)....
Input Sought on Performance Measurements for Future High-Cost Support Determinations
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of Engineering and Technology (Bureaus) are requesting updates to the record on performance measures...
Wireline Bureau Finds Zero 100% Overlap in High-Cost Review
In August 2017, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) conducted its review of study areas potentially subject to the FCC’s “100 percent overlap rule”...
