Oct 14

Oct 14 AT&T Illinois To Pay $23 Million Criminal Penalty For Bribery Directed At Speaker Of The Illinois House Of Representatives In 2017

In a DOJ Deferred Prosecution Agreement, AT&T Illinois has admitted it made $22,500 in bribery payments to an ally of the Illinois Speaker of the House to influence legislation eliminating carrier of last resort obligations in 2017.

Dec 16

Dec 16 FCC Announces Voice & Broadband Benchmarks: Rates & Minimum Usage Allowance

Tony Veach

Broadband, FCC, USF, Wireline, Rates

The FCC has announced the 2022 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice and broadband services for eligible telecommunications carriers that are subject to broadband public interest obligations.

Members Of The Blackfeet Tribe File Class Action Lawsuit Against 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative To Recover $8.88 Million In Capital Credits

Dec 1

Dec 1 Members Of The Blackfeet Tribe File Class Action Lawsuit Against 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative To Recover $8.88 Million In Capital Credits

Tony Veach

Capital Credits, Wireline, Mergers & Acquisitions, ILEC

Native American members of the Blackfeet Tribe have filed a class action lawsuit against 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to recover over $8 million in capital credits that allegedly belong to the plaintiffs.