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FCC Increases Universal Service Fund Contribution Fee for Q3
The contribution factor will go up to 34.4 percent from 32.8 percent.
The Federal Communications Commission is the regulator of telecommunications, television, wireless, cable, satellite and radio-frequency spectrum in in the United States.
USF
The contribution factor will go up to 34.4 percent from 32.8 percent.
Spectrum
Updated interference modeling puts 72 million more people in uninterrupted service areas, the agency said.
RDOF
The company has asked the FCC to offload a total of more than 4,000 locations to local providers.
Supreme Court
A conservative advocacy group has been challenging the $8 billion fund in court.
Net Neutrality
'This Court should stay the FCC’s latest flip-flop pending judicial review. Petitioners are overwhelmingly likely to succeed on the merits.'
North Carolina
The company said it may have to shut down money-losing cell towers.
Fiber
Telecommunications companies describe barriers preventing faster deployment of broadband networks
North Carolina
Tribal governments opted for their own networks or local providers.
Infrastructure
At issue is the FCC’s reliance on Weiss ratings to evaluate the safety and soundness of banks that have issued letters of credit to ISPs.
Net Neutrality
The FCC also filed a motion to move the case from the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati to the D.C. Circuit in Washington.
FCC
Portland wants to apply their standard 5 percent right-of-way fee to cable broadband providers.
Cybersecurity
Regulations would require providers to submit annual reports on risk mitigation.
Net Neutrality
Broadband industry groups challenged the rules in court last week.
Net Neutrality
The Sixth Circuit was selected by lottery because national and state trade groups had filed identical appeals in four other circuits.
FCC
The money will reimburse ISPs affected by the FCC's rip and replace program.
RDOF
The company surrenedered more locations in April