Arkansas Governor Announces $25 Million in Broadband Grant Funding
The Governor of Arkansas has announced “Arkansas Rural Connect,” a new $25 million grant program within the Arkansas State Broadband Office. Governor Hutchinson made the announcement while speaking to the Arkansas Sheriff’s Association in Rogers. The goal is to provide high-speed broadband to rural communities throughout Arkansas by 2022, as outlined in the State Broadband Plan released in May.
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, Arkansas Broadband Grants, Eligible E-Rate Services, Arkansas Rural Connect
US House Passes Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
The US House of Representatives yesterday passed the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, HR 3375, by a sweeping 429-3 vote. In response to the passage of the bill, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement: “Today, the House of Representatives voted to restore Americans’ confidence in the telephone system and put consumers back in charge of their phones.
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, AIRWAVES Act, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
Virgin Islands Granted Waiver to Conduct Wireless Emergency Alert Test
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued an order granting a limited waiver allowing Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants and Participating Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) Providers to participate in a test to be conducted by the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency. The test will be conducted on March 14, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Atlantic Standard Time.
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, FTC Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection, Wireless Emergency Alert Test, Stop Clock on T-Mobile and Sprint
Today: FCC Shutdown Plans, Maine Adopts Rule to Assist PSAP Consolidation, FCC Extends Separation Freeze, U.S. Senate Passes READI Act
Read MoreTopics: NECA, EAS System, FCC Shutdown Plan, government shutdown, public safety answering points, Maine Rules on PSAP Consolidation, Emergency Alert System, separation freeze for rate-of-return carrier, READI Act
Today: Proposed NARUC Resolutions, FCC CAF II Waiver, FCC EAS Testing Reporting System
Read MoreTopics: NARUC, EAS System, NARUC Resolutions, Colorado Rural Broadband High-Cost Support, FCC CAF II Auction
Today: FCC Emergency Alerting Roundtable, FCC Universal Service Monitoring Report, Virginia Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor
Read MoreTopics: wireless emergency alerts, WEA, EAS System, FCC Emergency Alert System, FCC Universal Service Monitoring Report, FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Internet Use, Virginia Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor
State: FCC Adopts Blue Alerts, Colorado and Illinois Opt-In to the FirstNet Plan, Nevada Outage Reporting Rules
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, FCC Blue Alerts, Colorado FirstNet, Illinois FirstNet, Boulder, CO FirstNet's Technology Headquarters, Nevada Outage Reporting, Outage Reporting Rules
Today: US House Committee Urges Net Neutrality Vote, FCC Chairman on Impacts of California Wildfires, FCC December Open Meeting
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Topics: Net Neutrality, FCC Open Meeting, EAS System, FCC Emergency Alert System, FCC Chairman Pai, Restoring Internet Freedom, US House Energy and Commerce Committee, Twilight Towers, CMRS Presumption, California Wildfires, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Electornic Delivery of Cable Communications
Today: FCC Open Meeting - June 2017, Texas Universal Service Legislation
Read MoreTopics: FCC Open Meeting, FirstNet, EAS System, Caller ID Rules, payphone compensation rules, electronic annual notice declaratory ruling, Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments, Texas Universal Service Legislation, OneWeb
Today: Emergency Alert System - Blue Alerts, FTC Tenth Annual Microeconomics Conference, Legislation to Protect the Open Internet, New Mexico Rural USF Workshop
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, FCC Emergency Alert System, FCC Open Internet, New Mexico State USF Rules, FCC Chairman Pai, blue alert, annual microeconomics conference
Arkansas Governor Announces $25 Million in Broadband Grant Funding
The Governor of Arkansas has announced “Arkansas Rural Connect,” a new $25 million grant program within the Arkansas State Broadband Office. Governor Hutchinson made the announcement while speaking to the Arkansas Sheriff’s Association in Rogers. The goal is to provide high-speed broadband to rural communities throughout Arkansas by 2022, as outlined in the State Broadband Plan released in May.
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, Arkansas Broadband Grants, Eligible E-Rate Services, Arkansas Rural Connect
US House Passes Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
The US House of Representatives yesterday passed the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, HR 3375, by a sweeping 429-3 vote. In response to the passage of the bill, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement: “Today, the House of Representatives voted to restore Americans’ confidence in the telephone system and put consumers back in charge of their phones.
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, AIRWAVES Act, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
Virgin Islands Granted Waiver to Conduct Wireless Emergency Alert Test
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued an order granting a limited waiver allowing Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants and Participating Commercial Mobile Service (CMS) Providers to participate in a test to be conducted by the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency. The test will be conducted on March 14, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. Atlantic Standard Time.
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, FTC Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection, Wireless Emergency Alert Test, Stop Clock on T-Mobile and Sprint
Today: FCC Shutdown Plans, Maine Adopts Rule to Assist PSAP Consolidation, FCC Extends Separation Freeze, U.S. Senate Passes READI Act
Read MoreTopics: NECA, EAS System, FCC Shutdown Plan, government shutdown, public safety answering points, Maine Rules on PSAP Consolidation, Emergency Alert System, separation freeze for rate-of-return carrier, READI Act
Today: Proposed NARUC Resolutions, FCC CAF II Waiver, FCC EAS Testing Reporting System
Read MoreTopics: NARUC, EAS System, NARUC Resolutions, Colorado Rural Broadband High-Cost Support, FCC CAF II Auction
Today: FCC Emergency Alerting Roundtable, FCC Universal Service Monitoring Report, Virginia Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor
Read MoreTopics: wireless emergency alerts, WEA, EAS System, FCC Emergency Alert System, FCC Universal Service Monitoring Report, FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Internet Use, Virginia Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor
State: FCC Adopts Blue Alerts, Colorado and Illinois Opt-In to the FirstNet Plan, Nevada Outage Reporting Rules
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, FCC Blue Alerts, Colorado FirstNet, Illinois FirstNet, Boulder, CO FirstNet's Technology Headquarters, Nevada Outage Reporting, Outage Reporting Rules
Today: US House Committee Urges Net Neutrality Vote, FCC Chairman on Impacts of California Wildfires, FCC December Open Meeting
Read More
Topics: Net Neutrality, FCC Open Meeting, EAS System, FCC Emergency Alert System, FCC Chairman Pai, Restoring Internet Freedom, US House Energy and Commerce Committee, Twilight Towers, CMRS Presumption, California Wildfires, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Electornic Delivery of Cable Communications
Today: FCC Open Meeting - June 2017, Texas Universal Service Legislation
Read MoreTopics: FCC Open Meeting, FirstNet, EAS System, Caller ID Rules, payphone compensation rules, electronic annual notice declaratory ruling, Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments, Texas Universal Service Legislation, OneWeb
Today: Emergency Alert System - Blue Alerts, FTC Tenth Annual Microeconomics Conference, Legislation to Protect the Open Internet, New Mexico Rural USF Workshop
Read MoreTopics: EAS System, FCC Emergency Alert System, FCC Open Internet, New Mexico State USF Rules, FCC Chairman Pai, blue alert, annual microeconomics conference
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