The Federal Communications Commission amended its rules to allow phone companies to replace support for an outdated form of text telephone communications, known as TTY, with support for real-time text, to provide reliable telephone communications for Americans who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or who have a speech disability.
All Lifeline Program service providers must offer Lifeline-supported broadband starting December 2, 2016, unless they avail themselves of the conditional forbearance relief granted for certain areas in the Lifeline Modernization Order. For additional details, read more here.
New rules from the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order take effect on Friday, December 2, 2016. Read more here.
Big changes to the Lifeline Program take effect one month from today, on Friday, December 2, 2016. Read more here.
Gravitec Systems is announcing the recall of Zorbit (TM) Energy Absorbers. For additional details, click here.
The FCC has issued a public notice to provide "guidance to entities seeking designation as Lifeline Broadband Providers. For more information, read more here.
Join USAC to hear updates about the Lifeline Program, including the Lifeline Modernization Order and the National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD). For additional details, read more here.
As directed in the Rate of Return Reform Order (released March 30, 2016), USAC has posted to its website resources to aid rate-of-return carriers in determining their capital investment allowance (CIA). For additional details, read more here.
Join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau Staff and USAC for a webinar on October 6 to discuss the status of implementation of the 2016 Rate-of-Return Reform Order. For additional details, click here.
FEMA and the FCC will conduct a mandatory nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System EAS. For additional details, read more here.
