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News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

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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 Reopens; Temporary Suspension of Filing Deadlines

UPDATED . Filing Deadlines and Rescheduled Open Meeting Announced With the temporary budget deal reached on October 16th, the FCC again opened for business on October 17. However, the FCC published a notice this…

FCC Launches E-rate 2.0 Rulemaking

As we told you this morning, the FCC launched its rulemaking proceeding to consider reforms to the Schools and Libraries program of its Universal Service Fund (better known as the "E-rate" program). The FCC pledged a…

FCC to Initiate Proceeding to Reform the E-rate Program

In the first major proceeding of Acting Chairwoman Clyburn's tenure, the FCC is scheduled to open a rulemaking today to consider reforms to the Schools and Libraries program of its Universal Service Fund (better known…

FCC Announces Another Slight Decrease in USF Contribution Factor

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