The Regulatory Commission of Alaska is considering whether to close the Alaska universal service fund early. The fund is currently scheduled to end in 2023.
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USF Contribution Factor Reaches 25 Percent For Fourth Quarter Of 2019
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.
August 2019 News Update
An update on important news from August 2019.
July 2019 News Update
News update for July 2019
Draft NPRM: Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that the FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking during its August open meeting to formally establish the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The RDOF is planned to provide $20.4 billion over the next 10 years to support the construction of broadband networks in areas that lack access to broadband service at speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps.
A-CAM II Errors: FCC Discovers Incorrect Attribution Of Broadband Service In A-CAM II, Extends Election Deadline To July 17
The FCC has extended the deadline, by 30 days, for rate-of-return carriers to accept or turn down their offers of A-CAM II support. Rate-of-return carriers must now indicate, on a state-by-state basis, whether they will transition to model-based support by July 17, 2019.
June 2019 News Update
An update on news from June 2019.
Wisper ISP Responds To Conexon, Says FCC Can’t Touch Wisper’s ETC Designation In Kansas
Wisper ISP, Inc. has responded to Conexon, LLC’s opposition to Wisper’s petition for waiver of the deadline for certifying its designation as an ETC in Oklahoma. Wisper’s reply also addresses Conexon’s request to declare Wisper in default of its CAF Phase II compliance obligations in Kansas because Wisper was granted ETC status based on incorrect broadband speed obligations. In its reply, Wisper maintains that the FCC lacks any authority to declare Wisper in default of its state obligations in Kansas.
Conexon Asks FCC To Declare Wisper ISP, Inc. In Default Of CAF Phase II Broadband Speed Obligations In Kansas
Conexon, LLC has asked the FCC to declare that Wisper ISP, Inc. is in default of its CAF Phase II broadband speed obligations in the state of Kansas. When Wisper applied for ETC designation in Kansas, Wisper stated its CAF II broadband speed obligation is 25/3 Mbps, when in fact it is actually 100/20 Mbps. Wisper’s Kansas ETC petition was granted four months ago.
May 2019 News Update
An update on news from May 2019.