The December 1st reduction of the SLC to $5.25 per month will not allow full cost recover to many RLECs under the FCC’s High-Cost program. So said NTCA – The…
In remarks to decidedly different groups, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Geoffrey Starks spoke to the seriousness of the current digital divide in America. Pai, addressing the Reason Foundation,…
In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (and separately to the FTC), Congressional Democrat leaders have requested that the Commission immediately cease all but “consensus and administrative matters that…
Assuming that once the recounts, recriminations and requisite lawsuits are settled – and Joe Biden becomes president – what will the federal telecommunications landscape look like? Ajit Pai will be…
Three carriers – Windstream Services LLC, Frontier Communications Corporation and Consolidated Communications Inc. – have met with the FCC to express their support for the Commission’s plan to detariff Telephone…
The Rural Wireless Association (RWA) and NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association – recently had discussions with FCC staff concerning the Commission’s Draft Order on the 5G Fund for Rural…
An October 9 FCC Report and Order has shifted intercarrier compensation for toll free 8YY calls to a bill and keep system. According to the Commission, this will significantly reduce…
