An update on news from June 1 - 15, 2021.
Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Halting Enforcement Of New York Affordable Broadband Act
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has granted a preliminary injunction which stops the enforcement of New York’s Affordable Broadband Act.
Another DMCA Lawsuit: Record Labels Sue ISP Frontier Communications For Copyright Infringement
Fifteen record companies have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ISP Frontier Communications, alleging Frontier is secondarily liable for its broadband subscribers’ direct infringement.
FCC Waives Budget Control Mechanism For Rate-Of-Return Carriers
The FCC has waived the budget control mechanism for rate-of-return carriers that receive legacy universal service support.
NTCA, CTIA, & USTelecom Tell Fourth Circuit To Overturn Decision Finding Cox Communications Liable For Subscribers’ Copyright Infringement
NTCA, CTIA, and USTelecom have jointly filed an amicus brief in Sony v. Cox urging the Fourth Circuit to overturn the lower court decision finding Cox secondarily liable for copyright infringement to the tune of $1 billion.
USF Contribution Base Continues To Shrink
USAC has filed data on the universal service fund contribution base to be used for the third quarter of 2021.
News Update - May 2021
An update on news from May 2021
FCC Commissioner Carr Calls For Big Tech To Contribute To Universal Service Fund, Help Support Broadband Networks
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has written an op-ed in Newsweek which calls for “Big Tech” to start contributing to the Universal Service Fund to help support broadband networks.
Robocall FNPRM: FCC Considers Accelerating STIR/SHAKEN Deadline By One Year For Some Small Carriers
The FCC has issued an FNPRM that considers accelerating the date by which small voice providers that originate an especially large amount of call traffic must implement the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication framework to June 30, 2022.
NTIA Launches New $288 Million Broadband Infrastructure Program – Applications Due August 17, 2021
NTIA has issued a Notice Of Funding Opportunity for a new $288 million Broadband Infrastructure Program. Applications are due no later than August 17, 2021.