The Texas Court of Appeals has issued an opinion ordering the Public Utility Commission of Texas to fully fund all Texas Universal Service Fund programs and to make all disbursements required by existing orders and commitments.
FCC Releases Information On Bulk Challenges To Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric Data & Clarifies How The Fabric Identifies Serviceable Locations In Certain Situations
The FCC has released information on the requirements for filing bulk challenges to location data in the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric and how the Fabric will determine serviceable locations in certain situations.
FCC Broadband Data Collection - News Update
An update on news about the upcoming Broadband Data Collection - the FCC’s new broadband availability mapping efforts.
FCC Authorizes SpaceX Mobile Earth Stations For Use With Starlink Satellite Broadband System
The FCC has granted, subject to specific conditions and limits, SpaceX’s applications to operate consumer and enterprise Earth Stations in Motion for use with Starlink satellite broadband service.
News Update - June 2022
An update on important news from June 2022.
RDOF News Update – FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
This post contains an update on the latest news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.
FCC Files Opening Brief In Consumers’ Research Legal Challenge To USF Contributions
The FCC has filed its opening brief in Consumers’ Research v. FCC, a legal challenge concerning USF contributions being heard by the U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit.
USF Contribution Factor Climbs To 33 Percent For Third Quarter Of 2022
The FCC has announced that the proposed USF contribution factor for the third quarter of 2022 will be will be 33 percent – an increase of 9.2 from last quarter.
News Update - May 2022
An update on news from May 2022.
Internet for All initiative – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 Federal Broadband Funding Programs – News Update
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the launch of the Biden-Harris Administration’s $45 billion Internet for All initiative, which is comprised of the three broadband funding programs authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.