This post contains an update on the latest news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Mesa Telecoms Investments Acquiring Dobson Fiber & Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
The FCC is seeking comment on a Section 214 Application requesting consent for the indirect transfer of control of Dobson Fiber and its wholly-owned subsidiaries to Mesa Telecoms Investments, LLC.
FCC Releases Auction 108 Procedures – Bidding To Commence On July 29, 2022
The FCC has announced the procedures to be used for Auction 108, which will make available approximately 8,000 new flexible-use, county-based overlay licenses in the 2.5 GHz band (2496–2690 MHz).
USAC Files Second Quarter 2022 USF Contribution Base Data: $8.751 Billion
The Universal Service Administrative Company has filed projected universal service fund (USF) contribution base data which will be used to determine the USF contribution factor for the second quarter of calendar year 2022.
GAO Denies LightBox Challenge Of FCC Broadband Fabric Mapping Contract Award - FCC Moves Forward With CostQuest Fabric
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by LightBox Parent, LP challenging the FCC’s decision to award a $44.9 million contract to CostQuest Associates Inc. to create a Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric.
News Update - February 2022
An update on important news during February 2022.
FCC Issues Notice Of Inquiry To Examine Internet Global Routing System Vulnerabilities
The FCC has released a Notice Of Inquiry to investigate “the vulnerabilities of the Internet’s global routing system.”
FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – RDOF News Update
This post contains an update on the latest news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.
FCC Releases Information On Applications For Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program – 161 Applications Accepted – Roughly $5.6 Billion In Funding Requested
The FCC has released further details on the applications filed to participate in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program.
Supply Chain Annual Reports – Providers Of Advanced Communications Services Must File No Later Than May 5, 2022
The FCC has announced that providers of advanced communications services must submit a Supply Chain Annual Report, no later than May 5, 2022, detailing whether their networks contain or use “covered” communications equipment or services.