In the February 20, 2026 edition of the ICORE Blog we reported on an FCC NPRM entitled "Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization". The NPRM seeks comment on reforms…
In this weeks' edition of the ICORE Blog we discuss recent events at the FCC. Please note the following: FCC Lifeline Program - On July 1,2025, the Wireline Competition Bureau…
After reviewing requests from a number of parties, the FCC has issued an order pausing, for an initial one-year period, the phase-out of its order which would have eliminated support…
Acting FCC Chairman Rosenworcel has circulated a Report and Order for the $3.2 Billion emergency broadband program. The tentative rules make very clear that the EBB is “open to all…
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 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…
“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…
