Study Area Boundary Changes Due March 23; Recertification Deadline is May 26
The Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has extended the deadline for incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to file updated study area boundary data if any...
FCC Seeks Nominations for Tribal Official Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Slot
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is seeking nominations for an open position for an elected or appointed Tribal representative to serve on...
Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act Introduced in Senate
Senators Edward Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Al Franken (D-MN) have introduced the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 668)...
STELA, Local Number Portability Administration on March Open Meeting Agenda
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released the tentative agenda for its March open meeting, scheduled for March 26, 2015. It contains the...
Bureau Claims New Rate-Of-Return Cost Model Increases High-Cost Support
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released an updated version of the rate-of-return local exchange carrier cost model: the Alternative Connect America Cost Model...
OMB Approves Rural Call Completion Requirements; Data Recording Begins April 1
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the rules adopted in...
Bureau Announces More Rural Broadband Experiment Winners
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has announced that the following 12 entities have been provisionally selected to receive roughly $12 million in rural...
Bureau Denies More Rural Broadband Experiment Waiver Requests
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has denied four more petitions requesting waiver of the FCC’s rural broadband experiment requirements. Specifically, the Bureau has...
FCC Enforcement Bureau proposes $9M Penalty for Slamming and Cramming
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has proposed a $9 million penalty against GPSPS, Inc., a Georgia telephone company. The proposed penalty is for...
FCC Adopts Landmark Broadband Orders
In a dramatic open meeting that featured guest speakers from the online, technology and entertainment industries, the FCC officially adopted two orders that boldly...
