Bill Requires FCC to Consider USF Contributions from New Sources

A bill introduced by Republican Senators Shelley Moore-Caputo, WV, Roger Wicker, MS, and Todd Young, IN, would order the FCC to conduct a feasibility study of collecting USF payments from…

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NTCA Renews Calls to Waive USF Cuts from Budget Control Mechanism

In a recent meeting with the FCC, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, asked again that the Commission waive application of its budget control mechanism to certain kinds of universal…

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Rural Associations Ask for Ten Years of Legacy Support Under 5G Order

The Rural Wireless Association (RWA) and NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association – recently had discussions with FCC staff concerning the Commission’s Draft Order on the 5G Fund for Rural…

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SCC Asks FCC to Restore Budget Control Mechanism Reductions

The Small Company Coalition– a group of small ILECs and vendors serving rural areas and tribal territories across America – has urged the Commission to restore funding cuts triggered by…

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Commission Touts Accomplishments Under Pai

The FCC recently issued an extensive list of Chairman Pai’s many accomplishments during his first three years as Chairman.  Published just a few days before adoption of perhaps his biggest…

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Two Wins for Small RLECs

The FCC has recently approved increases in USF loop cost support for small, average schedule companies, while making official its recent order giving small RLECs more time, coordination, and flexibility…

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No More Rate Floors

The FCC’s recent decision that eliminates the high cost USF program’s local service rate floor rule is a real win for small RLECs all over the country. The rate floor…

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