In a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), the FCC has proposed a penalty on PayG, LLC d/b/a Skyswitch (PayG) of $1,460,085 for its failure to fully pay its obligations to the Universal Service Fund (USF), Telecommunications
The FCC has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order, vacating a 2015 Forfeiture Policy Statement that used a “treble damages” methodology to determine forfeiture penalties for violation of payment rules for the Universal Service Fund (USF), Telecommunications Relay Service
Issuing two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs), the FCC has announced two additional outreach grant opportunities in an effort to promote the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) by seeking community messengers to develop outreach strategies that will reach historically
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has announced the availability of unused funds to fully satisfy demand for Rural Health Care (RHC) Program funding for FY 2023. The FCC’s Office of the Managing Director has directed the Universal Service Administrative Company
The FCC has announced that it is committing more than $12 million in Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) to support for approximately 35,000 students in Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington. This funding can be used for off-campus learning
The FCC has granted a request by Schlage Lock Company LLC (Schlage) to waive the FCC’s rules governing ultrawideband (UWB) devices. Under these rules, UWB devices must be handheld while operating and antennas mounted on outdoor infrastructure are prohibited. The
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) and Office of Economics and Analytics have denied Etheric Communications’ Petition for Reconsideration of the Bureau’s decision to reject Etheric’s request for waiver of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC)
The FCC has issued an Order waiving the application of the budget control mechanism for rate-of-return carriers that receive legacy high-cost universal service support for the July 2023 to June 2024 tariff year. The budget control mechanism reduces traditional legacy
President Biden has nominated former NTIA acting Administrator Anna Gomez to fill the vacant fifth FCC Commissioner seat. Gomez is currently serving as a senior advisor on communications policy in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the State
