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FCC Releases Order Detailing Competitive Application Rules and Selection Criteria for Rural Broadband Experiments
As reported earlier on this blog, the FCC has adopted a Report and Order setting forth the application requirements and selection methodology for its forthcoming rural broadband experiments. The FCC will provide $100…
FCC Adopts Competitive Bidding Rules and Selective Criteria for Rural Broadband Experiments
This past Friday, at its open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 14-98) establishing the method by which the…
Register Today for Kelley Drye's 5th Annual USF Update Webinar on February 27th
With expenditures of nearly $9 billion annually, the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) approximates the total revenue of the entire National Football League. It is no wonder that USF continues to dominate the…
FCC Issues Connect America Fund Order and Notices Affecting Tier 2 and Tier 3 LECs
David Darwin co-authored this post. In the final days of the Genachowski era, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau continued to press forward to implement and refine the Connect America Fund (“CAF”). Late yesterday,…
Intercarrier Compensation, USF High Cost Fund Reform Top FCC Agenda
As expected, late yesterday, the FCC announced that it would again attempt to tackle its "holy grail" of regulatory action: reforming carrier-to-carrier compensation mechanisms and the high-cost program of the…