FCC’s $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program Opens
The FCC has announced the opening of its $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program application portal as of Monday, April 13, 2020 at...
Guidance Provided on FCC Telehealth Program as Rules Take Effect
The FCC has issued a Public Notice providing guidance on its newly adopted $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program to fund telecommunications, information...
Testing Waiver Granted for Model-Based CAF-II
On its own motion, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a limited waiver of certain network performance pre-testing requirements for...
Telehealth Programs Adopted: Immediate $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Long-Term $100M Connected Care Pilot...
The FCC has adopted two new support programs to bring telehealth capabilities to healthcare providers. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which stems from...
FCC Waives Rules to Ensure Consumers can Access Conference Calling Services during the COVID19...
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a temporary waiver of its access arbitrage rules to Onvoy dba Inteliquent, Inc. (Inteliquent),...
RDOF Eligible Areas Released; Challenges Due April 10
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the preliminary list and map of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I eligible...
Court Dismisses Petition Challenging the FCC’s Freeze on Jurisdictional Separation Rules
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) has dismissed a Petition for Review filed by six...
Letter of Credit Relief Sought for CAF-II; Comments Due April 13
A coalition of 21 Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF-II) winners from Auction 903 has filed petitions with the FCC to retroactively...
Form 477 Data Released for Fixed and Mobile Services as of Mid-2019
The FCC bureau staff has released its latest batch of fixed broadband deployment and mobile voice and broadband deployment data covering the...
Waivers Granted for Missed CAF-II Deadlines
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted two waiver petitions relating to the letter of credit (LOC) commitment letter deadline for...