FCC Finally Adds Mobility II, CAF II, and Broadband Reporting to Meeting Agenda
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has tentatively set an ambitious agenda for the February 23, 2017 Open Commission Meeting, including the Mobility Fund Phase II...
Revised A-CAM Offers Yield $454M of Annual Support to 182 ROR Carriers
After revising Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) offers last month in the face of a budget shortfall, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced...
Utility and Telecom Groups Propose CAF Phase II Weighting and Validation Frameworks
A coalition of eight rural utility and telecom groups dubbed the “Rural Coalition” has submitted a Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II proposal to...
Reseller Appeals Sent Back to USAC
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has remanded to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) several appeals filed by resellers who are seeking credit...
Comments on A-CAM Budget Increase Due By February 13
After high demand for Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support created a budget shortfall, the FCC last month issued an Order and Further...
Wireless Alaska Plan Carriers Given the Green Light; Certifications Due December 29
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) has approved the Alaska Plan performance plans of eight wireless providers in Alaska that elected to receive frozen...
A-CAM Budget Shortfall Prompts Revised Offers for Most; Comment Sought on Budget Increase
To address the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) budget shortfall, the FCC has issued an Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that...
More Frontier CAF Phase I Changes Prompt January 30, 2017 Notification Deadline
Frontier Communications Corp. (Frontier) recently notified the FCC that Frontier plans to modify its Connect America Fund Phase I Round 2 (CAF Phase I)...
FCC Offers Guidance on CAF Broadband Geo-Location Reporting Portal Ahead of 2017 Rollout
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a public notice providing guidance to various Connect America Fund (CAF) recipients regarding their upcoming obligations to...
Sandwich Isles Faces Over $76M in USF Recovery and Proposed Fines
The FCC has approved two enforcement items totaling over $76 million in recovery payments and proposed fines against Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc. (SIC), which...
