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USAC Reform

On April 15, 2026, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of the Managing Director issued a Public Notice (Notice) seeking comment on potential reforms to the operations and management…

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April 30, 2026
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Significant Broadband Testing Ordered to Start in Less than One Year

The FCC, in an order adopted and released July 6, 2018 (by the Wireline Competition Bureau, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology), prescribed broadband testing…

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August 29, 2018
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As USAC Announces Cuts in HCLS and CAF BLS Support, Pai Responds

USAC recently announced that application of the FCC’s budget control mechanism would reduce USF support for small Rate-of-Return RLECS by 15.52% over the course of the next year. “As required…

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May 9, 2018
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Relief in Sight?

Recent FCC actions indicate that it is in the process of addressing the critical shortfall in USF support for RLECs. The Commission has directed USAC to retain any excess cash…

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November 9, 2017
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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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September 28, 2017
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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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September 7, 2017