FCC
FCC’s Carr Signals Tougher Oversight of Broadband Subsidies
FCC conducting a ‘top-to-bottom’ evaluation of USF programs, Carr says.
Mike Romano
USF Reform Draft Expected By End Of May, Lawmaker Says
Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson calls current funding model unsustainable as reform talks advance.
Kari’s Law Reporting Act
House Passes Slate of Broadband Bills
They included the Senate-approved Rural Broadband Protection Act.
BEAD
Some BEAD Winners Seeing Tight Fiber Market
ISPs have reported canceled or delayed orders.
Rural
Rural Broadband Association Announces Mike Romano as New CEO
Romano has been with the trade group since 2010, the same year Shirley Bloomfield became CEO
Commerce
NTIA Cracks Down on BEAD Proposals Built on ‘Hypothetical’ Funding
The agency will issue new guidance on how states should evaluate 'speculative' or uncommitted funding sources in BEAD.
NTCA
USDA Announces $173 Million in Additional ReConnect Funding
ReConnect Program funding will flow to ten states.
BEAD 2026
Federal Broadband Subsidies Essential for Long-Term BEAD Success: Experts
It’s not just about building networks, but providing affordability through programs like the ACP.
Privacy
FCC Proposal for Robotexts, FCC Mapping Problems, TikTok’s Preliminary Deal
The FCC is looking to adapt its robocall methods for texts.
Infrastructure
Invest In Local Communities, Center on Rural Innovation Urges Telecom Companies
March 11, 2021 – The Center on Rural Innovation is recommending telecom companies engage with local communities and invest in hyper-local programs. Speaking at the second general session of the National Rural Broadband Association last month, Matt Dunne, executive director at the Center on Rural Inn
Infrastructure
Multiple Pieces of Broadband Legislation Moving Forward in Congress, on Data, Funding, Rural Broadband and Digital Equity
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2019 – At least a half-dozen separate pieces of broadband legislation are working their way through Congress, and panelists assembled by the Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband Coalition on Wednesday commented on the pros and cons of how these bills would deploy broadband c
Infrastructure
Rural Americans Disproportionately Lack Access to Broadband, Says Small Business Committee
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2017 – Among rural Americans, 39 percent lack access to high speed internet compared to only 4 percent of urban Americans who lack access, said Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa, at a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill. He said more needs to be done to get rural Americans service on par with
FSF
Free State Foundation Panel Calls for USF, Intercarrier Compensation Reform
WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011 – The Free State Foundation, a free-market think thank, assembled key industry experts Wednesday and pressed for the immediate need for reforms to the Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation systems. For the past year, the Federal Communications Commission has
