15 Rate-of-Return Carriers Subject to 100 Percent Competitive Overlap
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that it has adopted a methodology to determine rate-of-return carrier study areas where an unsubsidized competitor...
FCC Updates Rate-of-Return Cost Model, Invites Carriers to Correct Plant Mix Inputs
According to a recent Public Notice, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is actively working on refining the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM)...
USAC Board Members Sought
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is seeking nominations for 12 board member positions on the Universal Service Administrative...
Commissioner Pai Proposes USF Reforms for Rate-of-Return Carriers
Senior Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has proposed a number of changes to the FCC’s rules that govern the way universal service fund (USF)...
Waivers Allow ILECs to Add Unrecoverable Halo Revenue to Eligible Recovery
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued an order granting in part, and subject to certain conditions, eight petitions for waiver of the FCC’s...
Bureau Releases List of CAF Phase II Extremely High-Cost Census Blocks
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a list of census blocks in areas served by price cap incumbent local exchange carriers that have...
FCC Kicks Off Process of Modernizing Lifeline to Support Broadband
At its June 2015 open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Order on Reconsideration, Second...
Frontier Accepts $283 Million in CAF Phase II Support to Deploy Rural Broadband
Frontier Communications Corporation (Frontier) has accepted the FCC’s offer of $283 million in Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II support in 28 states. The...
USF Contribution Factor Declines Slightly to 17.1 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the third quarter of 2015 will be 0.171 or...
Wheeler Adds Incentive Auction Item to June Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the agenda for its upcoming open meeting, scheduled for June 18, 2015. Chairman Tom Wheeler has added...
