LTD Broadband, LLC has filed a Petition for Judicial Review with the District Court for Polk County, Iowa seeking review of the Iowa Utilities Board’s November 5, 2021, denial of LTD’s application to expand its existing Eligible Telecommunications Carrier designation.
Native American members of the Blackfeet Tribe have filed a class action lawsuit against 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to recover over $8 million in capital credits that allegedly belong to the plaintiffs.
LightBox Parent, LP has filed a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office challenging the FCC’s decision to award a $44.9 million contract to CostQuest Associates Inc. to create a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric.
The Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021, S.3236, has been introduced in the Senate. If passed, the bill would direct the Federal Communications Commission to reform the Universal Service Fund by, among other things, expanding the contribution base.
Seven broadband advocacy organizations have been accepted as intervenors in a lawsuit filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit challenging the legality of universal service fund contributions.
An update on recent mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications industry.
The FCC has awarded a $44.9 million contract to CostQuest Associates Inc. to create a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric.
The FCC has paused the scheduled phase-out of Lifeline support for voice-only services and the scheduled increase in the Lifeline mobile broadband data capacity minimum service standards until December 1, 2022.
