No Relaunch of Starlink Funding as FCC Denies RDOF Appeal
In a decision similar to the recent LTD Broadband (LTD) denial, the FCC in a 3-2 decision has denied the Application for...
FCC Announces Proposed USF Contribution Factor for 1Q of 2024
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the first quarter of 2024 will...
FCC Issues Guidance to Carriers Transitioning to Enhanced A-CAM Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued a Public Notice providing guidance to carriers transitioning to Enhanced A-CAM support on January 1,...
$21.7M RDOF Penalty Proposed for LTD Broadband, $700K for Etheric
The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing over $22.4 million in forfeitures against Etheric Communications, LLC (Etheric)...
LTD Broadband Denied RDOF Relief as FCC Affirms Review Standards
The FCC at the Commission level has denied an Application for Review filed last year by LTD Broadband, LLC (LTD) seeking a...
FCC Grants Waivers for ETC High-Cost Support Carriers Concerning Annual Filling Deadline
The FCC has granted waiver requests filed by Bloomingdale Telephone Company, State Telephone Company, and ComSouth Corporation related to the annual filing...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Require USF Contributions from Edge Providers and Broadband Providers
Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have introduced the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2023,...
FCC Proposes Cybersecurity Funding Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to create a three-year Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program within the...
FCC Authorizes Enhanced A-CAM Support
The FCC has released a Public Notice authorizing support for 368 rate-of-return companies that elected to receive Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost...
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...
