A federal appeals court has struck down the FCC’s attempt to preempt state laws in Tennessee and North Carolina that place restrictions on the ability of local municipalities and municipally-owned utilities to provide municipal broadband services. Read more here.
Under the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, which became law on July 15, 2016, Congress directed the FAA to adopt rules within one year requiring the marking and lighting of towers between 50 and 200 feet which are located in rural, undeveloped areas. Read more here.
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released the final version of the Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM), announcing both A-CAM offers and a deadline of November 1, 2016 for eligible rate-of-return carriers to elect model-based support. Read more here.
Join USAC to hear updates about the Lifeline Program, including the Lifeline Modernization Order and the National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD). Read more here.
After dismissing the need for and likelihood of Mobility Fund Phase II (MF2) , FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly in his latest blog post concedes that “proponents of a separate, new wireless fund seem to be carrying the day” and indicates that the Commission intends to issue final MF2 rules by
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) has announced the roll-out schedule for the new version of the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) platform. Under Part 4 of the Commission’s rules, providers of wireless, wireline, cable, satellite communications, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services must report significant disruptions
