Wireline Competition Bureau Dismisses Two Rate Floor Recon Petitions
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has dismissed two petitions that sought reconsideration of various aspects of the FCC’s rate floor rule. The first...
FCC Releases Latest Connect America Fund Report and Order
At its December 2014 open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order that continues its efforts to implement the fundamental...
15 Winners of Rural Broadband Experiment Support Seek Waivers; 6 Winners Default
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on petitions filed by 15 provisional winners of rural broadband experiment support that request waivers...
USF Contribution Factor Jumps to 16.8 Percent
The FCC’s Office of Managing Director (OMD) has announced that the proposed universal service contribution factor for the first quarter of 2015 will be...
FCC Order Finalizes Details of CAF Phase II; Modifies Rate-of-Return Support
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order that continues its efforts to implement the universal service reforms adopted in the...
FCC Continues E-Rate Modernization By Increasing E-Rate Funding Cap
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration that continues its efforts to modernize the schools...
FCC Announces Winners of Rural Broadband Experiment Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced the entities that have been provisionally selected as winners of rural broadband experiment support. Collectively, the provisional...
Final FCC Meeting of 2014 Contains Three Major Items
The Federal Communications Commission has released the final agenda for its final open meeting of 2014. It includes the following three important items:
E-Rate Modernization:...
2014 USF Monitoring Report Now Available
The Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service has released the 2014 universal service monitoring report, which details the impact of the universal service fund...
FCC Chairman Proposes Permanent $1.5 Billion Increase in E-Rate Funding
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating an order to his fellow FCC Commissioners for consideration at the FCC December open meeting...
