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.
FCC Announces Compliance Dates For Reassigned Numbers Database Recordkeeping
The FCC has announced compliance dates for the Reassigned Numbers Database recordkeeping requirement. Beginning July 27, 2020, voice service providers must maintain records of the most recent date each number was permanently disconnected and must age telephone numbers for at least 45 days after disconnection and before reassignment.
June 2020 News Update
An update on news from June 2020.
New Record! USF Contribution Factor Set At 26.5 Percent For Third Quarter Of 2020
The FCC has announced that the proposed universal service fund contribution factor for the third quarter of 2020 will be 26.5 percent, the highest ever.
Recent Mergers & Acquisitions In The Communications Industry
An update on a few recent mergers & acquisitions in the communications industry
May 2020 News Update
An update on news from May 2020
USDA ReConnect Program – Broadband Awards Update – First Funding Round Closes
USDA has made its final broadband funding award under the first round of the ReConnect Pilot Program. USDA is now evaluating 172 second funding round applications.
USF Contributions: NTCA Paper Says Including Broadband In Services That Contribute To The Universal Service Fund Won’t Harm Broadband Adoption
A new paper released by NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association finds that broadening the base of contributions to the Universal Service Fund by including both voice and broadband connections would not harm consumer broadband adoption and retention.
USDA ReConnect Pilot Program – Broadband Awards Update
An update on broadband funding through USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program
Connect America Fund Phase II Auction – News Update
An update on the FCC’s Connect America Fund Phase II Auction.