Nov 30

Nov 30 November 2019 News Update

Tony Veach

An update on news from November 2019.

Nov 6

Nov 6 Update On Broadband Funding: FCC Programs, Federal Funding, State Funding

Tony Veach

Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Grants, ISPs, Rural Broadband, Universal Service, USF, USF Contribution, Wireless, Wireline, WISP, ReConnect Program

This article contains recent news about broadband funding: FCC Universal Service Programs, Federal Funding, and State Funding.

Oct 31

Oct 31 November 2019 News Update

Tony Veach

Here is an update on important news from November 2019.

State Members Of Universal Service Joint Board Recommend Changes To USF Contribution Mechanism – Assess Broadband Revenue & Move To Connections-Based Assessment On Residential Services

Oct 23

Oct 23 State Members Of Universal Service Joint Board Recommend Changes To USF Contribution Mechanism – Assess Broadband Revenue & Move To Connections-Based Assessment On Residential Services

Tony Veach

ISPs, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, USF Contribution, USF, Universal Service

The state members of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service have submitted a Recommended Decision that proposes changing the existing contribution mechanism for federal universal service programs. Among other things, the state members want the FCC to assess broadband revenue and move to connections-based assessment on residential services

Sep 30

Sep 30 News Update - September 2019

Tony Veach

An update on news stories from September 2019.

Sep 13

Sep 13 USF Contribution Factor Reaches 25 Percent For Fourth Quarter Of 2019

Tony Veach

USF Contribution, USF, Universal Service

The FCC has announced that the proposed universal service fund contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2019 will be 25 percent, the highest ever. This gives 2019 the highest yearly average USF contribution factor ever – 22.05 percent.