The FCC’s broadband label Report And Order has been published in the Federal Register. However, compliance with the new rules is delayed indefinitely.
FCC Announces 2023 Reasonable Comparability Benchmarks For Fixed Voice & Broadband Services
The FCC has announced the 2023 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice and broadband services, and the minimum usage allowance for fixed broadband services.
Comment On Use Of E-Rate Funding For Next-Generation Firewalls & Services Due February 13, 2023
The FCC has issued a Public Notice seeking comment on “the use of E-Rate program funds to support advanced or next-generation firewalls and services, as well as other network security services.” Comments are due on or before February 13, 2023, and reply comments are due March 30, 2023.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Private Equity Acquiring Control Of Kansas Broadband Provider Ideatek Telcom, LLC
The FCC is seeking comment on a Section 214 application filed by Daniel P. Friesen and IdeaTek Telcom, LLC, requesting consent to transfer control of IdeaTek.
USF Contribution Factor For First Quarter Of 2023: 32.6 Percent
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.