The FCC’s recent proposal to impose a total cap on all USF programs is completely incompatible with its long-standing Universal Service principles. The nationwide Communications Act of 1934 stated that…
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…
The FCC has recently adopted very important orders on Universal Service Reform and Business Data Services options for the nation’s smallest, most rural carriers. ICORE stands ready to help every…
The telecommunications industry, the FCC, state regulators, Congress and a plethora of other interested parties have been discussing, offering opinions, arguing, filing and commenting on, and endlessly debating the insufficiency…
Our May 25th Comments stressed to the FCC that to meet its goals of Universal Service, support to high cost, low revenue rural areas must be consistent, predictable and fully…
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…
At least two promising events occurred during our short hiatus from publishing our ICORE Blog. First, the Ninth Circuit Court granted a motion to transfer the proceeding covering multiple petitions…
