At its 5/20/26 Open Meeting, the FCC addressed four issues of importance to the ILEC industry. The following provides a summary of these actions taken by the Commission: The…
In this edition of the ICORE Blog we discuss recent events at the FCC. Please note the following: * Performance Testing Certification In the April 4, 2025 edition of the…
Hot on the heels of the FCC's Order waiving the application of the Budget Control Mechanism (BCM) for the July 2023 to June 2024 period (see ICORE Blog entry of…
In the recent days and weeks there has been a great deal of discussion at the FCC regarding the issue of Enhanced ACAM (see ICORE Blog entry of 1/20/23). Representatives…
As discussed previously on this site (see ICORE Blog entry dated 1/20/23), in May of last year the FCC issued a NPRM seeking comments on a proposal by the ACAM…
NTCA has offered a set of recommendations for A-CAM and interested CAF-BLS recipients to receive enhanced support. These carriers would claim such support from the revised formula and extended support…
According to a recent study from VPS, sponsored and commissioned by the ACAM Broadband Coalition, the cost of serving rural, isolated, agrarian and similarly situated areas could be more than…
