As you know, the Wireline Competition Bureau has provided revised offers of model-based support to 191 companies, representing 228 study areas, reflecting reductions to original A-CAM offers. The reductions in…
NECA recently filed its annual revisions to the interstate average schedule formulas, to be effective July 1, 2017. The changes, when approved by the FCC, will result in an overall…
On December 20, the Commission released an order resolving A-CAM funding and related questions, including final model offers. The order includes: An additional $50 million per year to help offset…
Yesterday, Tom Wheeler resigned as Chairman of the FCC, effective January 20, 2017. Two of his staunchest critics, Republican Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly, praised their outgoing boss in…
A December 1st Wireline Competition Bureau Public Notice provided further clarification to rate-of-return ILECs concerning tariff filings for Consumer Broadband-only Loop (CBOL) service. By previous orders, all such carriers choosing…
While not as newsworthy – or controversial – as President-elect Trump’s choice of Secretary of State, the question of who will replace Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman is still of…
The FCC issued a Public Notice on November 22, and USAC a Program News release on November 23, concerning filing procedures for forbearance from Lifeline broadband obligations. Unless they file…
