Four Carriers Increase ICC Recovery Mechanism Support Due to Inclusion of Halo Revenue
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has granted in part, subject to certain conditions, a petition filed by TDS Telecommunications Corp. and a petition jointly...
Federal-State Joint Board to Examine, Recommend Changes to USF Contribution Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an Order which asks the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (Joint Board) to provide recommendations on...
Hinton Telephone Company Hit With $100,000 NAL for 911 Violations
The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) against the Hinton Telephone Company of Hinton, Oklahoma, Inc. (Hinton) for allegedly...
FCC Begins E-Rate Restructuring With 2015 Draft Eligible Services List
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released the E-Rate program draft eligible services list (ESL) which shows what products or services will be...
FCC Explains Applicability of IP CTS Rules That Survived Judicial Challenge
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) has issued a Public Notice in which it affirms the applicability of certain provisions of the...
Ruling Sought Regarding Consent Revocation Under TCPA
Santander Consumer USA, Inc. (Santander) has filed a petition for declaratory ruling asking the Federal Communications Commission to clarify that prior express consent to...
CenturyLink Seeking Waiver of Rural Call Completion Rules
CenturyLink has filed a petition for waiver of the recordkeeping, retention, and reporting requirements adopted in the FCC’s Rural Call Completion Order. Comments on...
New USF Joint Board Member – Elin Swanson Katz
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Elin Swanson Katz to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. She will fill the state...
ComSouth Gets Same USF Relief Given to RICA Members
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued an Order which grants ComSouth Telenet’s (ComSouth) request to receive the same the relief established in...
New USF Joint Board Member – Elin Swanson Katz
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Elin Swanson Katz to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. She will fill the state...
