CAF Phase II Technical Guide Details Proposed Bid Procedures for Auction 903
A Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II Technical Guide has been released by the FCC’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, Wireline Competition Bureau and...
CAF Phase II Auction Procedures Proposed
In a unanimous vote, the FCC has proposed procedures for implementing its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II reverse auction in 2018 to authorize...
Vermont ETCs Must Enter Lifeline Subscriber Data into NLAD by November 1
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted the Vermont Public Service Department’s (Department) request to participate in the National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD). ...
House Bills Would End Lifeline Support for Mobile Service and Require Lifeline Subscribers to...
Two bills proposing major changes to the FCC’s Lifeline program have been introduced in the House of Representatives:
Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA) has introduced...
Counties Receiving Conditional Forbearance from Lifeline Voice Obligation Announced
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released a Public Notice announcing the counties in which conditional forbearance from the obligation to offer Lifeline-supported...
Chairman Pai Urges Immediate Action on Lifeline Vulnerabilities in Letter to USAC
In light of a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report and related investigative findings, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has sent a letter to Universal...
FCC Shrinks High-Cost ETC Annual Reporting Requirements
The FCC has issued an order that modifies or eliminates various reporting requirements for high-cost eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) filed annually with FCC Form...
Waiver Sought to Use Actual Revenues to Calculate Rates and Recovery
Great Plains Communications (Great Plains) in Nebraska has petitioned the FCC for a rule waiver that would allow Great Plains to use actual switched...
ETCs Reminded to Ensure Lifeline Customer Eligibility
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Public Notice reminding eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) of their ongoing responsibility to ensure the eligibility...
GAO Report Finds Significant Risks in Lifeline Program
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report revealing evidence of fraud and other significant risks in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC...
