Form 499 Changes Proposed
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on several proposed revisions to its annual and quarterly telecommunications reporting worksheets (FCC Forms 499-A and...
Bill Introduced to Codify Small Business Exemption to Net Neutrality Disclosures
Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) has introduced the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act of 2015 (S.2283). If passed, the bill would make permanent the current...
USTelecom Withdraws Structural Separation Forbearance Request
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a request by the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) to withdraw a discreet portion of its...
FCC Releases Form 477 Broadband Deployment Data
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau have released data on fixed and mobile broadband deployment as of December 31, 2014, collected...
Cox Penalized for CPNI Breach by “Lizard Squad” Hacker
Cox Communications (Cox) has agreed to a $595,000 settlement with the FCC following an investigation in to whether Cox failed to properly protect customer proprietary...
FCC Denies Stay of New Definition of Oklahoma Tribal Areas
In June 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a number of reforms to the universal service Lifeline program, including the adoption of a...
FCC Grants Co-Mo Application For Review, Reduces CenturyLink’s CAF II Support
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting an application for review filed by Co-Mo Comm, Inc. (Co-Mo) and...
FCC Says No Safety Valve Support For Madison Telephone Company
The Federal Communications Commission has denied an application for review filed by Madison Telephone Company which sought Commission-level review of a Wireline Competition Bureau...
FCC Committee Unveils Recommended Broadband Disclosures
The FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) has released its Broadband Consumer Disclosure formats that it recommends the FCC adopt as a safe harbor to the...
FCC Launches Investigation of ILEC Pricing Plans For Special Access Services
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has initiated an investigation into the terms and conditions of 18 special access service tariff pricing plans of...
