News Update - June 2022
FCC Broadband Data Collection Filing System Now Open
June 30, 2022 – The FCC’s Broadband Data Task Force has officially announced the opening of the inaugural Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing window. Facilities-based broadband service providers may file deployment data in the BDC system showing where they make mass market broadband internet access service available as of June 30, 2022. The filing window closes September 1, 2022.
The BDC system is available online at https://bdc.fcc.gov/bdc. Information on how to log in, navigate the BDC system, and submit data is available online from the BDC Help Center at https://www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData/Help.
Additionally, the Broadband Data Task Force has noted that broadband providers must file broadband and voice availability and subscribership data as of June 30, 2022, in both the BDC system and the FCC Form 477 filing interface.
Comment Deadlines Set For Proposed CALEA Electronic Filing System Implementation – Comments Due July 22, 2022
June 28, 2022 – The comment deadlines have been announced for the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security (PSHS) Bureau’s recent Public Notice on transitioning to an electronic CALEA filing system. Comments are due on or before July 22, 2022. Reply comments are due August 8, 2022. In the June 1, 2022 Public Notice, the PSHS Bureau proposed that System Security and Integrity Policies and Procedures (SSI Plans) be filed confidentially and securely online, instead of via paper filings; updates to existing SSI Plans be filed electronically; new SSI Plans be filed electronically; and the new electronic filing requirements become effective six months after the electronic CALEA filing system is fully activated. Interested parties may file comments in PS Docket No. 22-217, Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act Electronic Filing System.
Nebraska PSC Sets Final Details For Broadband Funding Reverse Auction
June 28, 2022 – The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) has released an order establishing final details for a broadband funding reverse auction to be held on August 8, 2022. The total budget for the auction is $13,092,254. Applications to participate are due on or before July 15, 2022. In their pre-auction application, all applicants must demonstrate technical, operational, and financial capability. The PSC will release a list of bidders that have qualified for the auction on July 26, 2022. Participants will bid on census block groups, which will be further subdivided if there is significant overlap of census block groups across two or more of exchanges included in the auction. There will be two bidding tiers: (1) the baseline tier will require winning bidders to deploy broadband service at speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 100 upstream to all eligible locations; (2) the gigabit tier will require winning bidders to deploy broadband service at speeds of 1 Gbps downstream and 500 Mbps upstream to all eligible locations. Both tiers require service latency at or below 100 milliseconds. Winning bidders will be awarded support for a term of two years. Additional information on the auction and application requirements is available online from the Nebraska PSC.
Wisconsin Broadband Expansion Grant Program Awards $124.96 Million For 71 Projects
June 24, 2022 – The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has awarded $124,967,392 in funding from Wisconsin’s Broadband Expansion Grant Program. Funding was awarded for 71 projects to expand broadband internet access to more than 82,912 residential and 4566 business locations that are currently unserved or underserved in 45 Wisconsin counties. Grant awards recipients will provide $185,780,074 in matching funds.
FCC Announces Production Version Of The Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric Is Now Available
June 23, 2022 – The FCC’s Broadband Data Task Force has announced that the production version of the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric that will be used for the FCC’s upcoming Broadband Data Collection (BDC) is now available for broadband service providers and governmental entities. The Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric is a common dataset of all locations in the U.S. where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed, and is the foundation for the data collected and maps created by the BDC. There will be a process to challenge the Fabric, but the timing and procedures will be announced in a future FCC notice. Fixed broadband service providers that accessed the preliminary Fabric may access the production Fabric data files for their relevant geographic areas via a link that will be emailed to them by the Fabric contractor, CostQuest. Those Fixed broadband service providers that did not access the preliminary Fabric will have to contact CostQuest via email at nbfsupport@costquest.com to request access to the production Fabric. The email must include the name and email of the provider’s contact person, the provider’s name, and the provider’s FCC Registration Number (FRN). CostQuest will provide instructions on accessing the production Fabric, following broadband providers’ execution of a license agreement with CostQuest. Additional information about accessing the production version of the Fabric is available from the FCC’s Public Notice.
Broadband Providers May Now Access The Broadband Data Collection System To Enter Identifying Entity Information
June 23, 2022 – The FCC’s Broadband Data Task Force has announced that fixed and mobile broadband providers and other filers of broadband deployment data may obtain early access to certain portions of the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) system for the purpose of entering identifying entity information in advance of the June 30, 2022 opening of the BDC filing window. In addition to logging in and registering their entities in the system, BDC filers will be able to become familiar with how certain parts of the system will work. The BDC system is accessible at https://bdc.fcc.gov/. Additional information on how to log in, navigate the BDC system, and submit data is available from the detailed BDC System User Guide and related video tutorials, which are accessible online at the BDC Help Center.
FCC Releases Tentative Agenda For July 14 Open Meeting
June 23, 2022 – Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced the following tentative agenda for the FCC’s next open meeting on Thursday, July 14, 2022:
Enhanced Competition Incentive Program for Wireless Radio Services – The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would incentivize beneficial transactions for small carriers, Tribal nations, and rural interests. (WT Docket No. 19-38)
Updating the Intercarrier Compensation Regime to Eliminate Access Arbitrage – The Commission will consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to modify its access stimulation rules to address ongoing harmful arbitrage of the Commission’s intercarrier compensation regime that imposes costs ultimately borne by interexchange carriers and their customers. (WC Docket No. 18-155)
Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence – The Commission will consider a Notice of Inquiry seeking comment on ways in which it can assist survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, or stalking through the Commission’s Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Programs. The Notice also seeks comment on how the Commission might protect survivors’ communications records with support organizations. (WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 21-450, 22-238)
Updating Resources Used to Determine Local TV Markets – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would begin the process of updating its rules to use the most up-to-date market information for determining a television station’s local market for carriage purposes. (MB Docket No. 22-239)
Removing Obsolete Analog-Era Provisions from Part 74 Rules – The Commission will consider an Order and Sixth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would amend its Part 74 rules for low-power television and television translators to remove obsolete rules for analog TV operations. (MB Docket No. 03-185)
Enforcement Bureau Action – The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
LTD Broadband Withdraws Petition For Reconsideration Of FCC Order Stripping Company Of RDOF Support In California
June 21, 2022 – LTD Broadband LLC has filed to withdraw its Petition for Partial Reconsideration of a July 2021 Wireline Competition Bureau Order denying LTD’s petition for waiver of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction’s eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) requirement. LTD Broadband sought waiver of the requirement to be designated as an ETC in areas it won RDOF support prior to June 7, 2021 for eight states where it was a winning bidder. The Bureau’s July 2021 Order denied the waiver request for the states of California, Kansas, and Oklahoma, which resulted in LTD being declared to be in default of its RDOF winning bids there. With respect to the state of California, LTD Broadband was deemed to be in default of the $187,506,059.70 in total RDOF support it won to serve 76,856 locations.
LTD’s Petition for Partial Reconsideration sought reconsideration of the Order, but only with respect to ETC designation in the state of California. However, LTD Broadband’s recent filing requests that the petition be withdrawn because “it has become apparent that LTD will not be able to obtain [ETC] designation for the required census blocks within a reasonable timeframe to allow it to meet its RDOF obligations.” In a May 2022 decision, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) denied LTD’s request to rehear the CPUC order which rejected “LTD’s Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and request for ETC designation in California.” In its FCC withdrawal request, LTD notes that it “continues to believe that this [CPUC] decision was premised on errors of both fact and law,” but nevertheless it “has determined that the broad discretion afforded to the CPUC by the California courts makes it unlikely that it could obtain reversal of that decision.”
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund: FCC Authorizes RDOF Support For 513 Winning Bids (10th RDOF Authorization)
June 14, 2022 – The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has authorized Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase I auction support for 513 winning bids. This is the tenth Public Notice authorizing RDOF support. A list of the authorized winning bids is available as Attachment A to the Bureau’s Public Notice. Attachment B contains a list of RDOF defaulted bids – winning bids associated with winning RDOF bidders or their assignees that have notified the FCC that they do not intend to pursue all or some of their winning bids in a state.
The authorizations were granted after the Bureau reviewed long-form application information for each authorized winning bidder, including letters of credit and Bankruptcy Code opinion letters, and concluded the submissions were acceptable. Consequently, the Bureau has directed and authorized the Universal Service Administrative Company to obligate and disburse Universal Service Fund support to each winning bidder. Support will be disbursed in 120 monthly payments, beginning at the end of June 2022.
The first service obligation that must be met by the RDOF support recipients authorized by the Public Notice is the deployment of broadband service to 40% of locations in a state by December 31, 2025. The broadband service must meet the standards for which support was received (i.e., speed levels and latency). After that, these RDOF support recipients must achieve the following broadband service deployment obligations: 60% of locations in a state by December 31, 2026; 80% of locations in a state by December 31, 2027; and 100% of locations in a state by December 31, 2028.
Consumers’ Research & Cause Based Commerce Object To Proposed USF Contribution Factor For 3Q 2022
June 14, 2022 – Consumers’ Research, Cause Based Commerce, Inc., and 11 individuals have submitted comments and objections to the FCC’s proposed universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for the third quarter of 2022. The group generally argues the USF violates the nondelegation doctrine and is unconstitutional. They advance eight different arguments as to why they believe the USF is otherwise illegal. Ultimately, the group wants the FCC to reject the proposed USF contribution factor and instead set it at 0 percent.
FCC Adds Florida To List Of States That Regulate Pole Attachments
June 13, 2022 – The FCC has announced that the state of Florida has certified “that it has issued and made effective rules and regulations implementing its regulatory authority over pole attachments in the state, including a specific methodology for such regulation that has been made publicly available in the state.” Additionally, the FCC has updated the list of all states that have certified that they regulate the rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments in their state. These states also “have certified that they have issued and made effective rules and regulations implementing their regulatory authority over pole attachments, including a specific methodology for such regulation which has been made publicly available in the state.” The FCC’s Public Notice, which replaces the list released in 2020, contains the following list of states as having certified that they regulate pole attachments: Alaska; Arkansas; California; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Idaho; Illinois; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Massachusetts; Michigan; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Utah; Vermont; Washington; and West Virginia.
Auction 108 (2.5 GHz Band) Applications Status: 39 Complete & 54 Incomplete
June 9, 2022 – The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has announced the status of 93 short-form applications received for Auction 108. A total of 39 applications have been deemed complete, while 54 are incomplete. Attachment A to the Public Notice lists the Auction 108 short-form applications that have been accepted for filing and designated as complete. Attachment B to the Public Notice lists the short-form applications that have been accepted for filing but were found to be incomplete or otherwise deficient. These applicants have until 6:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 23, 2022 to correct the defects in their applications. Upfront payments for Auction 108 are due before 6:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Auction 108 will offer flexible‐use geographic overlay licenses in the 2.5 GHz band. Bidding in Auction 108 is scheduled to begin on July 29, 2022.
Third Quarter 2022 USF Contribution Factor: 33 Percent
June 9, 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for the third quarter of 2022 will be will be 33 percent. This is a 9.2 increase from the 23.8 percent contribution factor that was used for the second quarter of 2022.
For the third quarter of 2022, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) projects $8.285056 billion in total interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues will be collected. (The 2Q 2022 total was $8.751403 billion, and the 1Q 2022 total was $9.235846 billion.) USAC estimates that $2.036310 billion is needed to cover the total demand and expenses for all Federal universal service support mechanisms (revenue requirement) in the third quarter of 2022. (The 2Q 2022 demand was $1.664020 billion, and the 1Q 2022 demand was $1.84091 billion.)
Total third quarter 2022 demand includes projected program support, administrative expenses, and true-ups and adjustments, which breaks out among the USF support mechanisms as follows:
E-Rate Schools & Libraries: $606.99 million
Rural Health Care: $159.25 million
High-Cost: $992.51 million
Lifeline: $269.22 million
Connected Care: $8.34 million
If the FCC takes no action on the proposed USF contribution factor within 14 days, it will be declared approved. Historical information on quarterly universal service fund contribution factors is available online from the FCC.
CISA Issues Cybersecurity Advisory To Telecommunications Companies On China State-Sponsored Threats
June 7, 2022 – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning to major telecommunications companies concerning China state-sponsored cyber actors’ exploitation of U.S. network providers and devices (Alert AA22-158A). The joint Cybersecurity Advisory was coauthored by CISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the FBI, and builds on previous threat reporting. The following is a summary of the joint Cybersecurity Advisory:
This joint Cybersecurity Advisory describes the ways in which People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors continue to exploit publicly known vulnerabilities in order to establish a broad network of compromised infrastructure. These actors use the network to exploit a wide variety of targets worldwide, including public and private sector organizations. The advisory details the targeting and compromise of major telecommunications companies and network service providers and the top vulnerabilities—primarily Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)—associated with network devices routinely exploited by the cyber actors since 2020.
In more specific terms, the advisory states that PRC state-sponsored cyber actors are exploiting vulnerabilities to compromise unpatched network devices, such as small/home office routers and network attached storage devices, and commandeering the devices to route command and control traffic and act as midpoints to conduct network intrusions on other entities. The advisory contains a list of common vulnerabilities and exposures to network devices most frequently exploited by PRC state-sponsored cyber actors since 2020. CISA urges telecommunications organizations and network service providers to mitigate the vulnerabilities listed in the advisory “by applying the available patches to their systems, replacing end-of-life infrastructure, and implementing a centralized patch management program.”
Treasury Department Announces First Capital Projects Fund Awards – Over $500 Million To Four States For High-Speed Broadband Networks
June 7, 2022 – The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that the first awards under the Capital Projects Fund have been made to the states of Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia, and West Virginia. The awards amount to over $500 million in total, and will be used to increase access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet service for more than 200,000 homes and businesses.
Created by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Capital Projects Fund allocates $10 billion to the Treasury Department to provide payments to states, territories, and Tribal governments “to carry out critical capital projects directly enabling work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).” A key priority for the program is investment in high-quality broadband infrastructure and other connectivity infrastructure, devices, and equipment. The state plans approved in the first group will support broadband infrastructure designed to deliver reliable internet service that meets or exceeds symmetrical download and upload speeds of 100 Mbps. Like those in the first group, many states will distribute Capital Projects Fund money through their own broadband grant funding programs. The Treasury Department has released the following information on the first group of awards:
Louisiana, approved for $176.7 million (representing 100% of its available CPF funding), will provide funding to connect nearly 88,500 homes and businesses currently lacking access to internet at speeds of 25/3 Mbps through the state’s the new Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) program, a multi-phase, broadband infrastructure competitive grant program.
New Hampshire, approved for an initial award of $50 million (representing 41% of its available CPF funding), estimates it will serve 15,000 homes and businesses, in rural and remote areas, which represents approximately 50% of locations in the state that lack access to high-speed internet.
Virginia, approved for $219.8 million (representing 100% of its available CPF funding), will use funds to expand last-mile broadband access to an estimated 76,873 locations, approximately 28% of locations the state estimates lack access to high-quality broadband service.
West Virginia, approved for $136.3 million (representing 100% of its available CPF funding), estimates that projects receiving funding from this CPF award will serve 20,000 locations, or approximately 10% of locations in the state that lack access to high-speed internet.
American Broadband Must Pay $16.6 Million For Violating Lifeline Program Rules
June 3, 2022 – The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a Consent Decree with American Broadband & Telecommunications Company and its owner Jeffrey S. Ansted, which terminates the Bureau’s investigation into whether American Broadband violated the FCC’s Lifeline Program rules from January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2016.
In an October 2018 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (NAL), the Enforcement Bureau determined that American Broadband, in its provision of Lifeline services, apparently violated the FCC’s Lifeline rules by: (i) seeking Lifeline support for ineligible and duplicate Lifeline accounts; (ii) seeking Lifeline support for deceased individuals; (iii) filing improper Form 497s; (iv) failing to de-enroll ineligible subscribers; (v) failing to adequately screen, train, or supervise the third-party sales agents the company used to enroll Lifeline subscribers; and (vi) failing to maintain proper procedures to ensure compliance with the FCC’s rules.
Under the Consent Decree, American Broadband will pay a total settlement amount of $16,618,235.44, which includes: (1) a repayment amount of $15,063,935.45 already made to the Universal Service Fund (USF); (2) an additional repayment amount of $1,487,249.99 to the USF in connection with the Settlement Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice; and (3) a payment of $67,050 by Ansted to the U.S. Treasury. Also, American Broadband must “implement enhanced compliance measures in connection with its participation in the Lifeline Program.”
Senate Subcommittee On Communications To Hold Hearing On NTIA Oversight & NTIA’s Role In Infrastructure Act Implementation
June 3, 2022 – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband will convene a hearing titled “Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration” on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 10 am ET. During the hearing, members of the Subcommittee will examine, among other things, NTIA’s “implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and its role in federal spectrum management.” Alan Davidson, NTIA Administrator, is listed as the sole witness. The hearing will be streamed live online at www.commerce.senate.gov.
USAC Files 3rd Quarter 2022 USF Contribution Base Data: $8,285,056,307
June 1, 2022 – The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) has filed projected universal service fund (USF) contribution base data which will be used to determine the USF contribution factor used in the third quarter of calendar year 2022. The contribution base data was calculated using projected revenue amounts for July to September 2022 reported by telecommunications service providers on their FCC Forms 499-Q which were filed in May 2022.
USAC has determined that the total projected collected interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenue base for the third quarter of 2022 is $8,285,056,307. This is the seventh straight quarter in which the total USF contribution base has declined. To provide a historical comparison, below are total USF contribution base amounts for the past 10 quarters:
Second Quarter 2022 – $8,751,403,396
First Quarter 2022 – $9,235,845,776
Fourth Quarter 2021 – $9,517,295,012
Third Quarter 2021 – $9,665,944,070
Second Quarter 2021 – $9,905,669,690
First Quarter 2021 – $10,068,712,553
Fourth Quarter 2020 – $10,428,377,862
Third Quarter 2020 – $10,219,123,520
Second Quarter 2020 – $10,865,131,593
First Quarter 2020 – $11,129,976,956
For the third quarter of 2022, USAC received revenue data from 3,193 contributors who filed the May 2022 Form 499-Q. USAC estimated revenue data for 237 service providers that had previously submitted Form 499-Q information to USAC, but failed to file in May. After the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approves the total USF contribution base, the quarterly funding requirements for USF support mechanisms, and projected USF administrative costs, the FCC will establish a USF contribution factor for the third quarter of 2022. The new contribution factor will be announced by an FCC Public Notice. USAC will then bill USF contributors on a monthly basis for their individual obligations based on the approved contribution factor.
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Updates Congress On Secure And Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program Application Review
June 1, 2022 – Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has sent a letter to various members of Congress which provides an update on the FCC’s progress with processing Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program applications. Chairwoman Rosenworcel provided the following key details on the status of the FCC’s work:
The Commission’s application review process is well underway. Our review to date has concluded that many of the applications the agency has received are materially deficient. This is typically because they lack an adequate cost estimate or sufficient supporting materials. The Act requires the Commission to provide applicants an opportunity to cure these deficiencies and expressly provides for the extension of the June 15, 2022, application review deadline to allow for a cure period. Given the number of deficient applications, we will not be able to issue funding allocations or determine true demand until the end of the statutory cure period. We expect to complete our review within a matter of weeks once cured applications are filed with us, and we will update you on our progress and expected completion date no later than June 15.
The FCC received a total of 181 applications from 96 applicants seeking $5.6 billion in gross
funding. However, so far, this amount has been reduced to $5.3 billion as a result of the FCC’s review. Nevertheless, Chairwoman Rosenworcel stated that the amount demanded for reimbursement will far exceed the program’s total available funding:
While we anticipate there will be further reduction, the funds appropriated will remain less than the demand from applicants. This anticipated shortfall largely reflects three developments: first, that the Act, as amended, expanded the range of entities eligible to participate in the Reimbursement Program; second, that the preliminary cost estimates did not consider the full range of costs that were ultimately reimbursable under the law; and third, that providers have reported increased costs since the program was funded due to supply chain constraints, inflation, and the need to complete their projects within the Act’s one-year deadline.
FCC Releases Information On CALEA Electronic Filing System
June 1, 2022 – The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security (PSHS) Bureau has released a Public Notice that provides information about the upcoming transition to a Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) Electronic Filing System (CEFS). When fully activated later this year, the CEFS will allow communications providers to file their System Security and Integrity Policies and Procedures (SSI Plans) confidentially and securely online, eliminating the need for burdensome and costly paper filing. At this time, communications providers can log in with FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs) and FCC User Registrations to become familiar with the CEFS filing interface. The CEFS is available online at https://www.fcc.gov/cefs.
Additionally, in the Public Notice, the PSHS Bureau proposes to make electronic filing of SSI Plans mandatory six months after the CEFS is fully activated. Interested parties may file comments on this proposal or other administrative issues associated with improving the CALEA filing process in PS Docket No. 22-217, Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act Electronic Filing System. Comments are due on or before 30 days after the Public Notice is published in the Federal Register. Reply comments are due 45 Days after publication.
Final Agenda Set For FCC’s June 8th Open Meeting
June 1, 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission has released the final agenda for its next open meeting scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The meeting will be streamed live at: www.fcc.gov/live.
Facilitating Access to Spectrum for Offshore Uses and Operations – The Commission will consider a Notice of Inquiry seeking comment on whether changes in the Commission’s rules and policies are needed to facilitate the development of commercial and private wireless networks offshore. (WT Docket No. 22-204)
Improving Wireless 911 Call Routing – The Commission will consider a Public Notice to examine recent technological improvements to and deployments of location-based routing for wireless 911 calls, as well as steps the Commission could take to help reduce misrouted 911 calls. (PS Docket No. 18-64)
Preserving Local Radio Programming – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding a proposal to allow certain channel 6 low power television stations to continue to provide FM radio service as ancillary or supplementary service under specified conditions. (MB Docket No. 03-185)
Affordable Connectivity Program Transparency Data Collection – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on a statutorily mandated annual data collection relating to the price and subscription rates of internet service offerings received by households enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program from participating providers. (WC Docket No. 21-450).
Enforcement Bureau Action – The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
