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Rural
Rip-and-Replace Continues to Feel Funding Shortfall, FCC Says
Just 14 companies have finished replacing gear from Huawei and ZTE.
Rural
Just 14 companies have finished replacing gear from Huawei and ZTE.
ACP
Departments of Commerce and Defense requested changes Tuesday night.
FCC
The money will reimburse ISPs affected by the FCC's rip and replace program.
Funding
Many budget priorities hinge on Congress reinstating the commission's spectrum auction authority.
ACP
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.