FCC
‘It Was Graft’: How the FCC’s CAF II Program Became a Money Sink
Of $10 billion spent through 2021, 93 percent of households received only 10 * 1 Mbps service.
The Universal Service Fund, codified in 1996 with the Telecommunications Act, remains the foundation of universal access.
FCC
Of $10 billion spent through 2021, 93 percent of households received only 10 * 1 Mbps service.
Universal Service
A coalition of telecom associations are urging Congress to appropriate money to fund the Rip and Replace program.
Tribal
The fund is set to run dry in 2024.
Universal Service
The commission took action on expanding E-Rate, maternal health data, and opening the 6 GHz band.
Universal Service
Policy experts were not all in agreement on whether to wrap ACP into the Universal Service Fund.
Universal Service
The Sixth Circuit struck down another similar petition from Consumers’ Research.
Broadband's Impact
The agency’s Office of the Inspector General said providers were still paid for un-enrolled subscribers.
Senate
Under consideration: Opening the Universal Service Fund to contributions from broadband and Big Tech companies.
Universal Service
It’s not just about building networks, but providing affordability through programs like the ACP.
Funding
Missing out on BEAD-funded fiber could ‘materially impair’ the Beaver Island’s ability to compete, a local committee argued.
Universal Service
Consulting firm Brattle Group said in a report the move would be economically sound.
Universal Service
The FCC’s challenge process is insufficient to allocate Enhanced ACAM funds, the Rural Broadband Association said.
Universal Service
E-ACAM offers more funds and extended deployment deadlines for higher speeds.
Universal Service
The USF is facing dwindling funds and pending court challenges.
FCC
The FCC broadened the E-rate eligibility to tribal colleges used as public libraries.
FCC
A rehearing of the case means that the full court will reconsider the case and the previous ruling is vacated.