WTA–Advocates for Rural Broadband
Groups Pressure FCC to Make ISPs Pay For Universal Service
The groups want the FCC to reconsider its April decision to exempt broadband ISPs from helping sustain the USF.
AT&T
AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States.
FCC
ISPs Urge Court to Block FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Soon
Rules scheduled to go into effect next month will cause irreparable injury to their financial operations, ISPs said.
5G Wireless
AT&T Opposes Mobile Virtual Network Operators
AT&T claimed that the MVNO model limits ISPs scaling capability.
USF
AT&T: Big Tech Needs to Help Fund the USF
USF contribution base should include tech companies, AT&T says
FCC
Supreme Court will Review E-Rate False Claims Act Case
An AT&T subsidiary argues it should not be subject to higher penalties for false remibursement claims.
Mississippi
Mississippi Announces $70.9M CPF Awards
The money will connect 27,000 households across 19 counties to high-speed internet.
Cox Communications
Breezeline Announces Discounted Plan for Former ACP Subscribers
The ISP joins a growing list of companies that have stepped in with the lapse of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
Briefs
AT&T Releases Documentary Depicting Digital Divide
The documentary highlights AT&T's fiber investments in Texas.
FCC
FCC Increases Universal Service Fund Contribution Fee for Q3
The contribution factor will go up to 34.4 percent from 32.8 percent.
Sixth Circuit
ISPs Ask Sixth Circuit to Stay FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
'This Court should stay the FCC’s latest flip-flop pending judicial review. Petitioners are overwhelmingly likely to succeed on the merits.'
CPUC
Legislators, Providers Concerned about California Broadband Grant Timelines
The state is 'poised to begin' awarding stalled grants.
BEAD
Gigapower CEO Sees BEAD Flowing to Open Access
“We've spoken with a lot of broadband directors and they like the open access model."
Lifeline
Providers Subsidize Internet Plans After ACP
Objective is to support high-speed internet packages priced at $30 per month.
USTelecom
Network Modernization: A Vital Step Toward Universal High-Speed Broadband
Consumers have overwhelmingly chosen a broadband future. As a result, less than two percent of U.S. households today rely solely on landline connections.
BEAD
FCC’s Gomez Says ACP’s Demise ‘Penny Wise, Pound Foolish’
'The end of the ACP will undo the significant progress we have made toward closing the divide.'
Cox Communications
NCTA Urges FCC to Lighten Proposed RPKI Reporting Requirements
The agency will vote in June on a proposal to institute internet routing security mandates.
