--- title: Coronavirus date: 2023-07-17T11:49:00-04:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/coronavirus" section: Blog Topics --- # CommLaw Monitor News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Hero-Objects/commlaw_cell_towers.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1880&q=80&w=1880&s=54b07618a568101f1a993673d6f270f5) [ Remove filter Topic: Coronavirus ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor) ## [ FCC Meets Statutory Deadline, Adopts Report and Order Establishing Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Rules ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fcc-meets-statutory-deadline-adopts-report-and-order-establishing-emergency-connectivity-fund-program-rules) May 12, 2021 On May 10, 2021, the FCC unanimously adopted final rules in a Report and Order to implement the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (“ECF Program”). The ECF Program is a fund that enables “schools and… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fcc-meets-statutory-deadline-adopts-report-and-order-establishing-emergency-connectivity-fund-program-rules) ## [ Ding, Ding: Round 2 of the Telehealth Program Begins ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/ding-ding-round-2-of-the-telehealth-program-begins) April 29, 2021 The application window for Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program opened today at 12PM ET and will close at 12 PM ET on Thursday, May 6, 2021 . As we have covered, the first round of funding was quickly… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/ding-ding-round-2-of-the-telehealth-program-begins) ## [ FCC Sets Start Date for Emergency Broadband Benefit Program ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fcc-sets-start-date-for-emergency-broadband-benefit-program) April 29, 2021 After nearly four months of work, the FCC announced today that the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (“EBBP”) will launch on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 . Providers participating in the EBBP can begin enrolling eligible… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fcc-sets-start-date-for-emergency-broadband-benefit-program) ## [ FCC Implements $50/Month Broadband Subsidy For Low-Income Households ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fcc-implements-50-month-broadband-subsidy-for-low-income-households) March 9, 2021 As required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“CAA”), on February 25, 2021, the FCC adopted a Report and Order to officially establish the Emergency Broadband Benefit (“EBB”) Program. 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