USAC Board Nominations Due by October 27
Nominations are being sought for six open Board member positions on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Board of Directors. USAC Board members serve...
Q4 2017 USF Contribution Factor Leaps to 18.8%
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017 will...
Alaska Plan Instructions for Middle-Mile Map Submissions Released
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and ireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureaus) have released a public notice with instructions on filing middle-mile network maps under the...
Hurricane Irma Lifeline Waivers Granted
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted temporary waivers to i-wireless, LLC (i-wireless) and Telrite Corporation (Telrite) of the FCC’s Lifeline non-usage and...
Details Released for Upcoming CAF Phase II Auction Webinar
The FCC will host a webinar on its proposed Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF II) auction process on Monday, September 11, 2017 from...
ETC Certification Deadline Pushed to November 17
On its own motion, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has extended the filing deadline for Section 54.314 certifications from October 1 to November...
Comments on NECA Modification to 2018 High-Cost Formula Due by October 5
The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) has filed its 2018 modification of the average schedule universal service high-cost loop support formula, which, if...
National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier to Launch in Six States This December
The National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) will launch by December 31, 2017 in the six states of Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah,...
Comments on USF Contribution Forbearance Petition Requested by September 13
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released for comment a joint Petition for Forbearance filed by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association (NTCA) and the...
Study Areas with Potential 100% Overlap May Lose High-Cost Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has identified 13 study areas that it has determined preliminarily to be subject to the “100 percent overlap rule”...
