This post contains an update on the latest news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.
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FCC Announces Voice & Broadband Benchmarks: Rates & Minimum Usage Allowance
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.
LTD Broadband Files Lawsuit Against Iowa Utilities Board To Reverse Decision Denying Expanded ETC Designation
LTD Broadband, LLC has filed a Petition for Judicial Review with the District Court for Polk County, Iowa seeking review of the Iowa Utilities Board’s November 5, 2021, denial of LTD’s application to expand its existing Eligible Telecommunications Carrier designation.
LightBox Challenges FCC Decision To Award Broadband Fabric Contract To CostQuest, Delays Efforts To Create New Broadband Mapping Process
LightBox Parent, LP has filed a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging the FCC’s decision to award a $44.9 million contract to CostQuest Associates Inc. to create a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric.
Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 Introduced In Senate
The Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021, S.3236, has been introduced in the Senate. If passed, the bill would direct the Federal Communications Commission to reform the Universal Service Fund by, among other things, expanding the contribution base.
Broadband Organizations Intervene In Consumers’ Research Legal Challenge To Universal Service Fund Contributions
Seven broadband advocacy organizations have been accepted as intervenors in a lawsuit filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit challenging the legality of universal service fund contributions.
FCC Chooses CostQuest To Create Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric
The FCC has awarded a $44.9 million contract to CostQuest Associates Inc. to create a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric.
FCC “Pauses” Two Lifeline Program Changes: Phase-Out Of Support For Voice-Only Services & Increase In Mobile Broadband Data Capacity
The FCC has paused the scheduled phase-out of Lifeline support for voice-only services and the scheduled increase in the Lifeline mobile broadband data capacity minimum service standards until December 1, 2022.
President Biden Appoints Jessica Rosenworcel As FCC Chair; Nominates Gigi Sohn As FCC Commissioner
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn for Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission.
FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – News Update
An update on news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.