The FCC has entered into consent decrees with two companies, resolving investigations into whether they violated FCC rules by failing to make accurate and truthful statements in their final Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program certifications. According to the
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that it has updated the list of census blocks where price cap carriers remain subject to the federal high-cost eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) obligation to provide voice service under Section 214(e)(1) of the
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently issued a significant Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) decision in Steidinger, et al. v. Blackstone Medical Services, holding that text messages are not “telephone calls” for purposes of the
The FCC has released a Public Notice reminding Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) carriers that the deadline for filing challenges to the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (Fabric) to be considered for inclusion in the December 2026 Fabric revision is September
All intrastate, interstate, and international providers of telecommunications services (including VoIP providers) within the United States, with limited exceptions, are required to file FCC Form 499-Q online with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) by August 1 each year, reporting revenue information
The FCC has released a Public Notice reminding recipients in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Rip-and-Replace Program) to file their next spending report by Monday, August 10, 2026. Reimbursement Program participants must submit their spending reports through the Supply
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) set a new deadline of September to publish long-delayed rules to implement a cyber incident reporting law. Rules to implement the 2022 Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) were due by
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted a domestic section 214 application filed by American Broadband Holding Company’s (American Broadband dba Fastwyre) and CSM Intermediate II, LLC (CSM Intermediate) (together, the Applicants), requesting Commission consent to transfer control of
The FCC has published the final version of the Initial Eligible-Areas (EA) Map, v.1.3, for the Alaska Connect Fund (ACF), establishing the geographic areas that will qualify for mobile universal service support when the ACF replaces the Alaska Plan
