The FCC’s Office of Managing Director has announced that the proposed universal service fund (USF) contribution factor for fourth quarter (Q4) 2016 will be 17.4%, which is half a point down from the Third Quarter 2016 rate. Read more here.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has released a Fact Sheet outlining actions related to video set top boxes that the Commission will consider at its next open meeting to be held September 29, 2016. Read more here.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced its fiscal year (FY) 2016 regulatory fee schedule. Read more here.
The National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) has filed its 2017 modification of the average schedule universal service high-cost loop support formula, which, if approved, will take effect on January 1, 2017, and remain in effect through December 31, 2017. Read more here.
Effective Tuesday, August 30, 2016, the application fees charged to licensees and permittees by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) will increase to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Read more here.
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
