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FCC Proposes $21.7M in Additional Fines for LTD Broadband
The hits just keep coming for LTD Broadband. The FCC late last week proposed over $21.7 million in fines for the provider relating to the provider’s defaults in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction.…
TracFone to Pay $23.5M for FCC Violations
TracFone, now a Verizon subsidiary, has agreed to compliance measures and a $17,487,000 civil penalty in addition to $6,013,000 to resolve a 2020 Notice of Apparent Liability for other apparent Lifeline violations, the FCC announced.…
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for December Open Meeting
Washington, DC — November 22, 2023 — Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the December Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 13, 2023:…
FCC Proposes Protections Against Video Service Fees
Washington, DC — November 21, 2023 — Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced a proposal to eliminate video service junk fee billing practices by cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers…
FCC Gets Set to Increase Broadband Speed Definition to 100/20 Mbps
The FCC is launching a notice of inquiry (NOI) that will focus on universal deployment, affordability, adoption, availability, and equitable access to broadband. A big part of the NOI is to determine if the FCC…
Great Plains Communications to Expand Fiber in Nebraska and Indiana
Blair, Nebraska – October 26, 2023 – Great Plains Communications (GPC), the Midwestern digital infrastructure provider with an expanding, privately owned 18,000+ mile fiber network reaching 13 states, will soon begin construction to approximately 20,000 customer locations after…
FCC to Vote on Digital Discrimination Rules
The FCC has released proposed final rules on preventing and eliminating digital discrimination. The rules, which seek to end “decisions that cause different communities to receive different access to broadband services,” will be voted on…
ECF Provides $53.4M to Support Students in Nine States
The FCC is allocating $53.4 million from the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program to support off campus broadband connectivity and devices for 140,000 students in nine states. The funding will be felt in Connecticut, Georgia,…
Commissioners Trade Punches As FCC Moves Ahead on Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission today started proceedings to reimpose Net Neutrality, also known as Open Internet, guidelines. The action came in the form of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that was adopted at today’s…
FCC Opens Up 6 GHz Band for Low-Power Use
Washington, DC — October 19, 2023 — The Federal Communications Commission today opened the 6 GHz band to a new class of very low power devices that will operate alongside other Wi-Fi-enabled devices. These rules…
FCC Proposes Fine for Lumen’s 911 Network Failures
The FCC has proposed an $867,000 fine against Lumen Technologies for apparently failing to design and operate its 911 network in a manner capable of adequately protecting the public. The findings — which are in…
FCC Roundtable on Improving Emergency Alert Security
October 16, 2023 — The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), together with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s Emergency Communications Division, will host a public roundtable on the cybersecurity…