WASHINGTON, May 30, 2023—The Federal Communications Commission today proposed a fine of more than $1.4 million against PayG for apparently failing to pay Universal Service Fund (USF), Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund), North American Numbering Plan (NANP), and federal…
About 35,000 students in eight states will benefit from funding totaling more than $15 million awarded through the FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF). The investment will focus on students in California, Delaware, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Nebraska, New York and…
The latest update to the FCC National Broadband Map is set to go live right about the time this post publishes – around noon ET today. In a blog post, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel offered additional information about the update…
The FCC is continuing to address challenges to Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) registration rates with two additional Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for grants for outreach programs aimed at helping the program reach historically unserved and underserved communities. The two…
The Federal Communications Commission is committing over $12 million in new funding through the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program. The money will be used to provide funding for successful applications from the third application window, and will benefit about 35,000…
The next update to the FCC National Broadband Map will be released May 30, said FCC senior officials today on a webcall with reporters. The map will reflect availability data reported by providers as of December 31, 2022, as well…
The FCC has waived the budget control mechanism for the Universal Service Fund (USF) high-cost loop support (HCLS) and Connect America Fund broadband loop support (CAF BLS) programs for the July 2023 to June 2024 tariff year. The move will…
The White House says that President Biden intends to nominate Anna M. Gomez, a veteran of the FCC and NTIA, as FCC commissioner. In addition, Biden will nominate Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr to continue in their roles as commissioners,…
Nearly every winning bid in the RDOF rural broadband funding program has now either been authorized or deemed to be in default. Of the $9.2 billion over 10 years tentatively won in the auction, over $2.8 billion has gone into…
The same day that SpaceX scored a big win about proper use of spectrum, it became embroiled in a new fight over appropriate spectrum use. The new fight is with AT&T over SpaceX’s plans to enable calls from T-Mobile cellphones…
SpaceX Starlink and other satellite operators scored a win today as the FCC declined to allow two-way high-power mobile use of spectrum in the 12.2 to 12.7 GHz band. In addition, the commission adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)…
Washington, DC – May 18, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission today adoptednew rules to further expand call blocking requirements to ensure even greater robocallprotections for consumers. The new rules extend several call blocking requirements to includevoice service providers that…
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