FairPoint Petitions FCC for Limited Waiver to Meet CAF Obligations
FairPoint Communications has filed a petition with the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeking limited waiver of section 54.312(c) of the Commission's rules. Specifically,...
Clarification Sought on CAF Phase I Round 2 Buildout Grace Period; Comments Due April...
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. has filed a petition seeking a declaratory ruling or clarification that, upon notification that an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC)...
Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force Assembled
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced the formation of the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force to administer the upcoming Universal Service Fund-related auctions. The...
USAC’s Application of Ten Percent Rule Upheld
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied several pending requests for review of audit findings related to whether certain mixed-use private line revenues...
Connect America Fund, Infrastructure Deployment, Business Data Headline April Open Meeting Agenda
The FCC has announced the tentative agenda for its next open meeting, scheduled for April 20, 2017. Continuing the Chairman’s pilot program, the Commission...
Clarification Sought on CAF Build-out Deadline Extension
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRT) has filed a petition with the FCC requesting a declaratory ruling clarifying that Section 54.320(d)(2) of the Commission’s...
Comments on Alaska Communications CAF Phase I Geocoding Petition Due by April 12
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on a Petition for Clarification or Limited Waiver filed by the Alaska Communications Services Groups, Inc....
Email Typos Prove Costly in A-CAM Waiver Denials
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied the waiver requests of IAMO Telephone Company, Inc. (IAMO) and Montrose Mutual Telephone Company (Montrose) asking...
FCC Proposes to Scrap International Traffic and Revenue Reports, Streamline Circuit Capacity Reports
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline and eliminate certain international reporting requirements. In the NPRM, the Commission proposes to...
Deadlines Announced For Annual ILEC Access Tariff Filings
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has set an effective date of July 1, 2017 for the 2017 annual access charge tariff filings on...
