Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC's O'Rielly Proposed Eliminating ETC Required Broadband Providers, US Congress Broadband Connectivity and Digital Equity Framework
The FCC’s O’Rielly Proposes Eliminating ETC Requirement Broadband Providers
In a blog posting, FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly has suggested that the FCC eliminate the requirement that successful bidders in FCC USF auctions be designated as eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs).
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Topics:
FCC Commissioner O'Rielly,
broadband connectivity,
ETC Broadband Providers
FCC To Review Robocall Blocking Options
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced the FCC will begin a study of unwanted-call blocking services available to consumers. “As the FCC continues to pull out all the stops to protect consumers against scam robocalls and spoofing, we expect phone companies and others to make effective tools available to consumers so they can block unwanted and fraudulent calls,” said Chairman Pai. “This report will help us better understand where we stand on call blocking and how the actions we’ve taken to date have worked.”
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Topics:
FCC Commissioner O'Rielly,
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai,
Robocall Blocking,
Mississippi No-Call Violations,
911 State Fee Report,
USDA’s ReConnect program,
West Virginia Broadband
FCC Releases Form 477 Data
The FCC released data on fixed broadband deployment and mobile voice and broadband deployment as of June 30, 2018. All the data were collected through FCC Form 477.
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Topics:
FCC Form 477,
Form 477 Data,
FCC Commissioner O'Rielly,
911 fee diversion,
fixed broadband deployment
Today: FCC’s O’Reilly on West Virginia E-911 Fee Diversion, FTC Announces Final Agenda for its Ninth Session of Competition and Consumer Protection Hearing, US House Hearing On Ray Baum’s Act Implementation
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Topics:
MOBILE NOW Act,
FCC Commissioner O'Rielly,
US House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearings,
FTC Competition and Consumer Protection Hearings,
West Virginia E-911,
911 Fee,
Ray Baum's Act
Today: FCC Commissioner O’Rielly Announces Wireline Advisor, FCC Sets Effective Date for Public Safety Entities to License Units on Federal Channels, FCC Announces Real-Time Text Education Day for PSAPs
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Topics:
NTIA,
Real-Time Text,
FCC Commissioner O'Rielly,
FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,
PSAPs,
Illinois Broadband Advisory Council,
Wireline Advisor Arielle Roth,
OET,
Office of Engineering and Technology,
RTT,
license mobile and portable radios,
SWIC
Today: California Public Purpose Program Budgets, US Senate Oversight Hearing, FCC's O'Rielly on Puerto Rico's Diversion of 911 Fee
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Topics:
911 fees,
California LIfeline Program,
FCC Commissioner O'Rielly,
California Advanced Services Fund,
California High Cost Fund-B,
U.S. Senate Oversight of the FCC,
California High Cost Fund-A,
California Teleconnect Fund,
Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program