FCC Releases Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Eligible Location Numbers
The FCC released a preliminary list, by state, of the number of locations eligible for bidding in the upcoming Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction. In total, about 6 million rural homes and businesses could be eligible for bidding in Phase 1 of the auction.
Read MoreTopics: intercarrier compensation, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, FCC’s 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order, ICC Reform Petition
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The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau issued guidance to rate-of-return Connect America Fund recipients regarding their obligation to report geo-located broadband information and make deployment certifications to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). |
Topics: Connect America Fund, Interconnected VoIP, Local Number Portability Best Practices, High Cost Universal Service Broadband portal, HUBB, FCC Truth-In-Billing Rules, 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the first meeting of 2020 is “Kicking Off the New Year in a Big Way.” (scheduled for, January 30, 2020). He notes that “[f]or the fourth year running, my biggest New Year's resolution at the office was to work to bridge the digital divide and provide more Americans digital opportunity.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC January Open Meeting Agenda, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Rule, Video Relay Service (VRS), TV Station Notification Rules
US House and Senate Members Urge the FCC to Protect Consumers from SIM Card Scams
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and five House and Senate members have asked the FCC to do more to protect consumers from scammers who hijack phone numbers to hack bank accounts and other personal information.
Read MoreTopics: FCC January Open Meeting Agenda, SIM Card Scams, SIM swapping, Local Number Portability Best Practices
US House 5G Legislation
The US House passed three bipartisan 5G security bills:
USDA Awards Rural Broadband Funding in North Dakota
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had awarded $23 million in two high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,643 rural households and 78 businesses in North Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, fcc form 477 data, USDA's Reconnect Pilot Program, North Dakota Broadband
FCC CAF II Award for New York
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau announced that it is ready to authorize Connect America Fund Phase II support for Mid-Hudson Data Corp. in conjunction with the New York Broadband Program.
Read MoreTopics: CAF II Award for New York, Outage Reporting, Submarine Cable Infrastructure Outages
New York Proposal to Combat Robocalls
Topics: robocalls, FCC Forfeiture Penalties, Lifeline Rules
FTC No Call Registry Report
The Federal Trade Commission has issued its biennial report to Congress focusing on the use of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry by both consumers and businesses and other organizations over the past two years. The report includes: 1) a summary of current Registry operations; 2) a summary of the impact on the Registry of new telecommunication technologies; and 3) a discussion of the impact of the established business relationship exception in the Commission’s enforcement efforts.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, FTC National Do Not Call Registry, TRACED Act, No Call Registry
FCC Toll Free Number Auction Results
Somos announced the winning bidders in the first toll free number auction held in December 2019. The 833 Auction bids raised $285,075 with 39 winning bidders winning a total of 1,659 Toll Free numbers. For winning bidders, the final payment deadline is January 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Read MoreTopics: Oregon Universal Service Fund, FCC Toll Free Number Auction, 3Q 2019 Inflation Adjustment for Cable Operators
FCC Releases Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Eligible Location Numbers
The FCC released a preliminary list, by state, of the number of locations eligible for bidding in the upcoming Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction. In total, about 6 million rural homes and businesses could be eligible for bidding in Phase 1 of the auction.
Read MoreTopics: intercarrier compensation, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, FCC’s 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order, ICC Reform Petition
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The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau issued guidance to rate-of-return Connect America Fund recipients regarding their obligation to report geo-located broadband information and make deployment certifications to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). |
Topics: Connect America Fund, Interconnected VoIP, Local Number Portability Best Practices, High Cost Universal Service Broadband portal, HUBB, FCC Truth-In-Billing Rules, 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the first meeting of 2020 is “Kicking Off the New Year in a Big Way.” (scheduled for, January 30, 2020). He notes that “[f]or the fourth year running, my biggest New Year's resolution at the office was to work to bridge the digital divide and provide more Americans digital opportunity.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC January Open Meeting Agenda, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Rule, Video Relay Service (VRS), TV Station Notification Rules
US House and Senate Members Urge the FCC to Protect Consumers from SIM Card Scams
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and five House and Senate members have asked the FCC to do more to protect consumers from scammers who hijack phone numbers to hack bank accounts and other personal information.
Read MoreTopics: FCC January Open Meeting Agenda, SIM Card Scams, SIM swapping, Local Number Portability Best Practices
US House 5G Legislation
The US House passed three bipartisan 5G security bills:
USDA Awards Rural Broadband Funding in North Dakota
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had awarded $23 million in two high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,643 rural households and 78 businesses in North Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, fcc form 477 data, USDA's Reconnect Pilot Program, North Dakota Broadband
FCC CAF II Award for New York
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau announced that it is ready to authorize Connect America Fund Phase II support for Mid-Hudson Data Corp. in conjunction with the New York Broadband Program.
Read MoreTopics: CAF II Award for New York, Outage Reporting, Submarine Cable Infrastructure Outages
New York Proposal to Combat Robocalls
Topics: robocalls, FCC Forfeiture Penalties, Lifeline Rules
FTC No Call Registry Report
The Federal Trade Commission has issued its biennial report to Congress focusing on the use of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry by both consumers and businesses and other organizations over the past two years. The report includes: 1) a summary of current Registry operations; 2) a summary of the impact on the Registry of new telecommunication technologies; and 3) a discussion of the impact of the established business relationship exception in the Commission’s enforcement efforts.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, FTC National Do Not Call Registry, TRACED Act, No Call Registry
FCC Toll Free Number Auction Results
Somos announced the winning bidders in the first toll free number auction held in December 2019. The 833 Auction bids raised $285,075 with 39 winning bidders winning a total of 1,659 Toll Free numbers. For winning bidders, the final payment deadline is January 8, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Read MoreTopics: Oregon Universal Service Fund, FCC Toll Free Number Auction, 3Q 2019 Inflation Adjustment for Cable Operators
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