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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.
An update on news from June 2019.
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.
An update on news from May 2019.
In a span of six days, the U.S. federal government took three actions against Huawei that will ban the company from the U.S. market and force U.S. companies and consumers that own Huawei equipment to stop using it.
Rate-of-return local exchange carriers have until June 17, 2019 to decide whether to move to Alternative Connect America Cost Model support or continue receiving cost-based legacy support. One important factor in this decision will be the broadband deployment obligations required under the cost model.
News update for April 2019.
A summary of news from March 2019.
This article is a summary of news from February 2019.
