Affordable Connectivity Program
Senate Passes FAA Reauthorization Without ACP Amendment
Lawmakers had hoped to use the bill as a vehicle for securing funding for the program.
Affordable Connectivity Program
Lawmakers had hoped to use the bill as a vehicle for securing funding for the program.
Cybersecurity
The agency will vote to take comment on the proposel at its May 23 meeting.
Spectrum
The Senate Commerce Committee is planning to vote on the bill at its May 1 markup
Cybersecurity
The ruling won't affect 'rip and replace' targets Huawei and ZTE.
Expert Opinion
Participants in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program are perilously close to depleting their allocations.
What's New
It's a time of changing seasons in Washington, and in Rural America.
Funding
The bill’s sponsor had hoped the ‘Rip-and-Replace’ reimbursement funding would be included in the FY2024 minibus spending bill passed Friday.
Funding
The House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion spending package Friday morning which omits funding for key broadband initiatives.
Spectrum
Democratic lawmakers supported using proceeds to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Chips
Members emphasized fully funding reimbursements mandated by the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act.
Funding
The FCC has approved reimbursements for more than 6,300 project sites across the country.
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a settlement with TracFone for subsidy program violations.
Expert Opinion
The Affordable Connectivity Program and the Rip-and-Replace program are both central funding needs for the industry.
The FCC grants two providers rip and replace extensions.
Cybersecurity
The $3 billion shortfall was first flagged by the FCC in July 2022.
Funding
The company said it has received just $360,000 out of the $16 million requested.