The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service fund contribution factor for the first quarter of 2023 will be 32.6 percent.
Fifth Circuit Hears Oral Argument In Legal Challenge To USF Contributions – Consumers’ Research Moves Forward With Circuit Split Plot
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held an oral argument in Consumers’ Research v. FCC., a legal challenge to universal service fund contributions.
USAC Files Data On 1st Quarter 2023 USF Contribution Base: $8,749,749,511
USAC has filed projected USF contribution base data which will be used to determine the USF contribution factor for the first quarter of calendar year 2023.
News Update - November 2022
An update on important news from November 2022.
FCC Unveils New National Broadband Map
The FCC has released an initial version of its new national broadband map that shows location-level information about broadband services available throughout the U.S.
News Update: Internet for All initiative –Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 Federal Broadband Funding Programs
A news update on 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.
ISP Grande Communications Found Secondarily Liable For Copyright Infringement, Must Pay $46.7 Million In Statutory Damages
A jury has found Grande Communications, LLC contributorily liable for willful copyright infringement of 1,403 copyrighted works owned by a group of record labels. The jury awarded the labels $46.7 million in statutory damages.
News Update - October 2022
An update on important news from October 2022.
Recent Mergers & Acquisitions In The Telecommunications Industry
An update on recent mergers and acquisitions in the telecommunications industry.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund: Starry Internet Defaults On All RDOF Winning Bids – $268 Million In 9 States
Another one bites the dust – Starry Internet has defaulted on all of its RDOF winning bids – $268 million in nine states.