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Treasury Department Publishes Rules For Using Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds For Broadband Infrastructure
May 17

May 17 Treasury Department Publishes Rules For Using Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds For Broadband Infrastructure

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Funding, Broadband Grants, Fiber

The U.S. Department of The Treasury has published an interim final rule for implementing the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund.

Mid-Month News Update - May 1 - 15, 2021: Broadband, FCC, USF, RDOF
May 15

May 15 Mid-Month News Update - May 1 - 15, 2021: Broadband, FCC, USF, RDOF

Tony Veach
News Update, Wireless, Wireline, Video, USF Contribution, Universal Service, Section 253, RDOF, ISPs, FCC

An update on news - May 1-15, 2021

MCC Iowa LLC Petitions FCC To Strike Down West Des Moines Grant Of Exclusive Rights-Of-Way To Google Fiber
May 12

May 12 MCC Iowa LLC Petitions FCC To Strike Down West Des Moines Grant Of Exclusive Rights-Of-Way To Google Fiber

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, FCC, ISPs, Section 253

MCC Iowa LLC has filed a Section 253 petition seeking FCC preemption of the City of West Des Moines’ grant of exclusive rights-of-way to Google Fiber LLC.

TiVo Purchases MobiTV At Bankruptcy Auction For $18.5 Million
May 12

May 12 TiVo Purchases MobiTV At Bankruptcy Auction For $18.5 Million

Tony Veach
OTT, Video

TiVo Corporation has purchased MobiTV for $18.5 million.

Study Area Boundary Recertification Data Due June 30, 2021
May 11

May 11 Study Area Boundary Recertification Data Due June 30, 2021

Tony Veach
FCC, ILEC, Rate-of-Return

The FCC has announced a June 30, 2021 filing deadline for the biennial recertification of ILEC study area boundary data.

USAC Publishes Budget Control Mechanism Data For 2021 – 8.6% Adjustment Factor For 2021-2022
May 3

May 3 USAC Publishes Budget Control Mechanism Data For 2021 – 8.6% Adjustment Factor For 2021-2022

Tony Veach
Rate-of-Return, USF, USAC, Universal Service

USAC has announced an 8.6% budget control mechanism applicable to rate-of-return ILECs subject to cost-based universal service support rules for July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

USAC Submits Third Quarter 2021 USF Size Projections
May 1

May 1 USAC Submits Third Quarter 2021 USF Size Projections

Tony Veach
USAC, USF, USF Contribution, Universal Service

USAC has filed USF size and administrative cost projections for the third quarter of 2021.

News Update - April 2021
Apr 30

Apr 30 News Update - April 2021

Tony Veach
5G, Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, Congress, Cramming, Cybersecurity, EBB Program, FCC, FTC, ISPs, Lifeline, Mergers & Acquisitions, RDOF, Rural Broadband, Satellite Broadband, SpaceX, STIR/SHAKEN, Universal Service, USF, Video, Wireless, Wireline, WISP

An update on news during April 2021

FCC Grants SpaceX License Modification, Allows Lower Altitude, Subject To Conditions
Apr 27

Apr 27 FCC Grants SpaceX License Modification, Allows Lower Altitude, Subject To Conditions

Tony Veach
SpaceX, Starlink, Satellite Broadband

The FCC has issued an order that grants, subject to conditions, the application of SpaceX for modification of its license for a non-geostationary orbit fixed-satellite service constellation using Ku- and Ka-band spectrum.

LTD Broadband Says It Can Meet Its RDOF Broadband Obligations
Apr 26

Apr 26 LTD Broadband Says It Can Meet Its RDOF Broadband Obligations

Tony Veach
Broadband, Broadband Deployment, Broadband Funding, RDOF, Rural Broadband

LTD Broadband recently conducted an FCC ex parte meeting to discuss its ability to meet its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund broadband obligations.

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Disclaimer: This blog is intended to inform the reader of recent developments related to communications law. It is not, and should not be considered as specific legal advice. The views articulated in this blog are attributed solely to the author; in no way do they implicate the author’s clients, past or present, or the author’s former employers.

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