Confirmed, Finally

After serving for several months as acting Chairman, Ajit Pai was officially confirmed, by Senate vote on October 2nd, as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The 52-41 vote turned…

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Pai Addresses Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Lifeline Program

In recent testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai confirmed what many of us already knew, or at least suspected: That…

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Commissioner O’Rielly Addresses USF Reform Issues

In a recent presentation to WTA, FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly touched on important aspects of high cost USF support for Rate-of-Return carriers. His remarks are very likely an indication of…

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Hur’cane Irma Leavin’ Town – By Jan Reimers

Greetings from hurricane-ravaged, ICORE-Florida – aka Jan and Lynda -- with profound apologies to the legendary songwriter Kris Kristofferson and the late, great country singer Johnny Cash, for all of…

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Lifeline Program Gets Some Major Attention

“We are concerned that the risks to program integrity outlined in this report threaten a service that is essential to ensuring that low-income Americans can connect to employment opportunities, family…

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Budget Mechanism Strikes Again

NECA has just filed its proposed 2018 Modification of the Average Schedule Universal Service High Cost Loop Support Formula, which increases interstate USF settlements for some of the nation’s smallest…

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Chris Ulmer Named Partner

ICORE is very pleased to announce that Chris Ulmer has become a partner in the firm. Chris has been a great asset since joining us after his college graduation from…

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