The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a Consent Decree with Jefferson County Cable TV Inc. which resolves an investigation into whether the company reported false broadband deployment data to the FCC.
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FCC Redefines Broadband As 100/200 Mbps In Latest Broadband Deployment Report
The FCC has approved its latest annual Broadband Deployment Report which raises the definition of broadband to 100/20 Mbps.
USF Contribution Factor Dips To 32.8 Percent For Second Quarter Of 2024
The FCC has announced that the proposed USF contribution factor for the Second quarter of 2024 will be 32.8 percent.
FCC Proposes Creation Of Schools And Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program - $200 Million In Funding Over Three Years
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes the creation of a Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program that would provide $200 million over a three-year period to support cybersecurity and advanced firewall services.
FCC Chairwoman Proposes E-Rate Pilot Program To Support Cybersecurity And Advanced Firewall-Related Services For Schools & Libraries
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed the creation of a pilot program to provide E-Rate support for cybersecurity and advanced firewall-related services for schools and libraries.
FCC Announces July 13th Workshop On Opportunities And Challenges Of Artificial Intelligence For Communications Networks And Consumers
The FCC will hold a July 13, 2023 workshop on Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence for Communications Networks and Consumers.
RDOF News Update
An update on news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Another Loss For Consumers’ Research – Sixth Circuit Says The Universal Service Fund Is Constitutional
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has denied Consumer’s Research’s Petition For Review challenging the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund.
Consumers’ Research Files Another Petition For Review Challenging The Legality Of The Universal Service Fund
Consumers’ Research has filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the FCC’s proposed USF contribution factor for the second quarter of 2023 and the legality of the universal service fund.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Yellowhammer Networks Acquiring BroadLife Communications’ Alabama RDOF Support & Obligations
The FCC is seeking comment on an application filed by BroadLife Communications, Inc. and Yellowhammer Networks, LLC, requesting consent for the transfer of BroadLife’s RDOF support and obligations to Yellowhammer.