On 12/26/23 the FCC adopted an Order addressing the broadband deployment obligations for legacy rate of return carriers receiving CAF-BLS (Legacy Carriers) support while it considers general program reforms as…
In the 6/24/23 ICORE Blog we reported that an Order and Further Notice addressing Enhanced ACAM was circulating at the Commission. We believe that at the present time this Order…
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…
The issue of Enhanced ACAM and CAF-BLS continues to garner significant attention at the FCC. Not a week goes by that doesn't include ex-parte meetings occurring at the FCC regarding…
As mentioned in the ICORE Blog entry dated 3/24/23, on 3/16/23 bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed strengthening the USF by expanding the contributions base. This legislation…
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…
The FCC’s December, 2018 Order offering new ACAM options to RLECs becomes effective March 21st, 2019. First, the order makes an increased funding offer to existing ACAM carriers (ACAM I)…
