The FCC is opening a second E-Rate filing window for funding year 2020 to allow schools to request additional E-Rate funding to address increased on-campus bandwidth needs. The second funding window will close on October 16, 2020.
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4Q-2020 USF Contribution Factor Hits 27.1 Percent, Smashes Previous Record! 2020 Achieves Highest Yearly Average Of All Time!
The FCC has announced that the proposed universal service fund contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2020 will be 27.1 percent, the highest ever. It also makes 2020’s average contribution factor 23.3 percent, the highest yearly average ever.
FCC Supply Chain Report: 49 Communications Providers Say They Have Huawei & ZTE Equipment In Their Networks, Estimated Cost To Replace – $1.837 Billion
The FCC has released data from its Supply Chain Security Information Collection showing which communications providers reported the presence or use of Huawei or ZTE equipment or services in their networks, along with the estimated cost of replacing the equipment.
FCC Announces Status Of Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction Applications: 121 Complete – 384 Incomplete
The FCC has announced the status of 505 short-form applications received for Auction 904, the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. A total of 121 applications have been declared complete, and 384 applications are incomplete.
August 2020 News Update
An update on important news from August 2020
Huawei News Update
An update on news about china-based Huawei Technologies and actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce.
FCC Extends Waiver Of Certain Lifeline Program Rules Through November 30th
The FCC has extended prior waivers of certain Lifeline program rules governing recertification, reverification, general de-enrollment, subscriber usage, income documentation, and documentation requirements for subscribers residing in rural areas on Tribal lands through November 30, 2020.
July 2020 News Update
An update on news from July 2020.
FCC Authorizes Amazon’s Kuiper To Deploy Satellite Broadband Network; Amazon Announces More Than $10 Billion Investment In Project Kuiper
The FCC has granted, with conditions, an application filed by Amazon’s Kuiper Systems LLC, requesting authorization to deploy a non-geostationary satellite broadband system. Following the FCC authorization, Amazon announced it will invest more than $10 billion in Project Kuiper.
Kansas Local Exchange Carriers Say FCC Plan To Detariff Telephone Access Charges Will Be Devastating
A group of Kansas rate-of-return local exchange carriers have submitted comments in response to the FCC’s NPRM which proposes to deregulate and detariff various end-user access charges.