About 75,000 students in six states will be the main focus of a commitment of more than $30 million as the FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) approaches completion. The funding will aim primarily at students in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska,…
The FCC has approved four proposals and is seeking comment on four items related to the Rural Health Care (RHC) Program, which provides financial support to eligible health care providers for high-speed broadband and telecom services. The goal of the…
The FCC’s Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination is inviting consumers to “share their stories and experiences in obtaining broadband internet access.” The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, which was passed late in 2021, mandated that the FCC adopt rules to eliminate…
Washington, DC – January 26, 2023 – The Federal Communications Commission today proposed rules to help ensure that the public has access to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline if a service outage occurs. The proposed rules would require 988…
Four years after the Connect America Fund II auction was completed, the FCC said yesterday that it has completed the process of reviewing long-form applications from all winning bidders. There were 195 authorized applicant/state combinations totaling $1.48 billion, as well…
The FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) has committed more than $40 million to support about 100,000 students in off-campus environments in six states. More than $6.5 billion has now been committed through the fund, which is closing in on exhausting…
The FCC’s Robocall Response Team today sent Enforcement Bureau cease-and-desist letters to two more voice service providers, telling them to end their apparent support of illegal robocall traffic or face serious consequences. The two providers are SIPphony LLC and Vultik….
Space is an increasingly busy place, and the FCC released an order that will create the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs to keep pace with those changes. The Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs will replace the…
There are 2,201 internet service providers (ISPs) that offer residential fixed terrestrial service at speeds of at least 200 kbps in at least one direction in the U.S., according to a recently released FCC report based on data as of…
The FCC has launched a proceeding aimed at updating rules for notifying customers and federal law enforcement of data breaches involving customer proprietary network information (CPNI). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which was adopted unanimously, is an effort to…
The FCC released its second list of authorized winning bidders in Auction 108 of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band and once again, the biggest winner – T-Mobile – is missing from the list. The auction was completed in late…
The FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) has committed more than $34 million in a new funding round. The funding will focus on supporting about 890,000 students in Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Washington. The announcement brings the committed total…
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