altafiber Files Retransmission Consent Complaint Against Cox; Claims Cox Wants Payment Of Retransmission Consent Fees For Non-Cable, Broadband-Only Subscribers

Apr 4

Apr 4 altafiber Files Retransmission Consent Complaint Against Cox; Claims Cox Wants Payment Of Retransmission Consent Fees For Non-Cable, Broadband-Only Subscribers

altafiber has filed a retransmission consent complaint against a CBS-affiliate managed by Cox Media Group, claiming Cox is demanding payment of a fee for virtually every non cable, broadband-only subscriber.

Mar 31

Mar 31 News Update - March 2022

Tony Veach

News Update

An update on important news during March 2022.

FCC Adds Three Companies To List Of Prohibited Communications Equipment & Services: AO Kaspersky Lab, China Mobile International USA Inc., & China Telecom (Americas) Corp.

Mar 25

Mar 25 FCC Adds Three Companies To List Of Prohibited Communications Equipment & Services: AO Kaspersky Lab, China Mobile International USA Inc., & China Telecom (Americas) Corp.

Tony Veach

Covered List, National Security, FCC

The FCC has announced the addition of three companies to its list of prohibited communications equipment and services: AO Kaspersky Lab, China Mobile International USA Inc., and China Telecom (Americas) Corp.

Mar 25

Mar 25 FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – RDOF News Update

Tony Veach

Broadband Funding, Broadband, FCC, RDOF, Rural Broadband

This post contains an update on the latest news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.

Mar 21

Mar 21 Mergers & Acquisitions: Mesa Telecoms Investments Acquiring Dobson Fiber & Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries

Tony Veach

Mergers & Acquisitions, Universal Service, Rural Broadband, ILEC

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.

Mar 21

Mar 21 FCC Releases Auction 108 Procedures – Bidding To Commence On July 29, 2022

Tony Veach

Spectrum, Spectrum Auctions

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).

Mar 2

Mar 2 USAC Files Second Quarter 2022 USF Contribution Base Data: $8.751 Billion

Tony Veach

Universal Service, USAC, USF, USF Contribution

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.

Mar 1

Mar 1 GAO Denies LightBox Challenge Of FCC Broadband Fabric Mapping Contract Award - FCC Moves Forward With CostQuest Fabric

Tony Veach

Broadband, Broadband Data Collection, Broadband Mapping, FCC

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.