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Tag: Policy
FCC Rejects Suggested Changes to Enhanced A-CAM Rural Broadband Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order late last week in response to several petitions for reconsideration involving Enhanced A-CAM — a portion of the Universal Service Fund (USF) program that covers some of…
FCC Issues NPRM on NG911 Interoperability and Reliability
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that offers five elements aimed at ensuring Next-Generation 911 (NG911) systems are effective, reliable, and interoperable. The FCC says that NG911 will…
Supreme Court Takes a Close Look at USF Contributions
It was to be one hour of oral arguments about the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Universal Service Fund (USF) program, considering whether Congress delegated too much of its authority when it created the program in…
FCC Takes Actions to Accelerate Copper Replacement
Older copper lines were fine for typical telephony, but are inadequate for modern high-speed communications demands — that was the reasoning behind today’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) actions, which the regulator said are designed to…
Four Businesses Request En Banc Hearing Over One-to-One Consent Decision
The battle over the Federal Communication Commission’s [FCC’s] One-to-One Consent Rule continued this week with four small business owners requesting an en banc hearing to reconsider the decision by a three-judge panel to vacate the…
FCC to Auction Spectrum to Help Fund Rip-and-Replace Program
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unanimously approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on creation of an auction of 5G-capable spectrum. The proceeds from an eventual auction will support the Secure and Trusted Communications…
FCC Expands Use of Tool to Block Fake “Government” Robocalls
WASHINGTON, DC, February 27, 2025— The Federal Communications Commission today adopted new rules to protect consumers against illegal robocalls. The Report and Order expands the Commission’s efforts to combat scam calls by broadening the use…
SI Wireless Again Scolds FCC for Lack of Rip-and-Replace Reimbursement
SI Wireless, a provider in Tennessee and Kentucky, for the second time has provided Telecompetitor with access to the update it filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related to its participation in the Secure…
EXCLUSIVE: RDOF Defaults Keep Coming; “Penny Wise, Pound Foolish”
Many stakeholders were shocked when it came to light two years or so ago that over a third of $9.2 billion in winning bids in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) broadband program were rejected…
Law Introduced in Senate Seeks Greater Supply Chain Transparency
Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has introduced the bipartisan Network Equipment and Transparency (NET) Act, which his office says is designed to increase supply chain transparency. The NET Act, which had been initially introduced in the…
Supreme Court Will Hear Universal Service Case on March 26
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the case of FCC v. Consumers’ Research — a case regarding the Universal Service Fund — for Wednesday morning, March 26. T The court will decide on a ruling…
25 Companies Urge FCC to Protect CBRS
Twenty-five organizations sent a letter this week to new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr in opposition to prospective changes to the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) framework. The companies say that the changes…
