AT&T and SNET to Pay $10.9 Million to Resolve Lifeline Violations
AT&T and former subsidiary Southern New England Telephone (SNET) have agreed to pay $10.9 million to resolve an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission's...
Wireline Competition Bureau Approves NECA Average Schedule Formula Revisions
In December, the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) proposed a number of revisions to the formulas that will be used to determine average schedule...
GAO Report Examines FCC Reforms and Effectiveness of Lifeline Program
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has submitted a report to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation which summarizes...
RUS and NTIA Seek Comment on Broadband Opportunity Council
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking comment to inform the deliberations of the newly-created Broadband Opportunity Council. The...
Bureau Announces 2015 Urban Rate Survey Results
The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) USF/ICC Transformation Order required Connect America Fund recipients to offer voice and broadband services in supported areas...
2015 Tariff Review Plans Now Available For Download
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the Tariff Review Plans (TRPs) that incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) must file in 2015. Among...
2015 Tariff Review Plans Now Available For Download
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the Tariff Review Plans (TRPs) that incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) must file in 2015. Among...
Bureau Corrects Phase II Challenge Process Resolution Order
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released an Erratum that amends the Connect America Fund Phase II Challenge Resolution Order. Among other things, the...
Bureau Releases A-CAM Rate-of-Return Service Area Map
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released an online, publicly-accessible map of rate-of-return study area boundaries and related geographical information that will be...
Petition Seeks N11 Code for Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
Care2, Inc. has filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeking the assignment of an "N11" code or other abbreviated...
