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July 2020 News Update

July 2020 News Update

Tony Veach
5G, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Broadband Mapping, C Band, CAF II, CBRS, Congress, E-Rate, ETC, FCC, FCC Enforcement Bureau, FCC Form 477, Fiber, ISPs, Lifeline, Mergers & Acquisitions, National Security, NTIA, Public Safety, Rate-of-Return, RDOF, Robocalls, Rural Broadband, Satellite, Satellite Broadband, Section 230, Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions, Universal Service, Video, Wireless, Wireline, WISP, First Amendment

An update on news from July 2020.

April 2020 News Update

April 2020 News Update

Tony Veach
5G, A-CAM, A-CAM II, Access Charges, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Broadband Grants, Broadband Mapping, CAF II, CAF II Auction, CBRS, Congress, Copyright, Cybersecurity, E-Rate, FCC Enforcement Bureau, FCC Form 477, Fiber, Huawei, ISPs, Legislation, Lifeline, Mergers & Acquisitions, National Security, Privacy, RDOF, ReConnect Program, Rural Broadband, Satellite, SpaceX, Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions, State Regulation, Universal Service, USF, Video, Wireless, Wireline

An update on news from April 2020.

FCC Releases Draft Broadband Performance Testing Order On Reconsideration

FCC Releases Draft Broadband Performance Testing Order On Reconsideration

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, ISPs, Rate-of-Return, Rural Broadband, Universal Service, USF

The FCC has released a draft of the broadband network performance testing Order On Reconsideration that will be voted on at the FCC’s October 25th open meeting. The draft Order On Reconsideration revises and clarifies the July 2018 Performance Measures Order, which sets a testing framework for measuring speed and latency performance that applies to fixed broadband service providers receiving high-cost universal service fund support.

FCC Releases Revised Support Offers For Existing A-CAM Carriers, Sets March 27 Deadline To Accept

FCC Releases Revised Support Offers For Existing A-CAM Carriers, Sets March 27 Deadline To Accept

Tony Veach
A-CAM, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Fiber, Rate-of-Return, Universal Service, USF

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced  revised offers of Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support and associated revised deployment obligations for the 262 carriers that have already been authorized to receive A-CAM. These carriers have until March 27, 2019, to notify the FCC whether they accept the revised amount of model-based support.