Digital Inclusion
FCC Keeps Lifeline Voice and Data Benefits Steady Through 2026
Bureau keeps voice-only subsidies alive for one more year
Cybersecurity
NYC’s Education Department and Public Library Pull Out of FCC’s Cybersecurity Initiative
Turn down funding from FCC’s $200 million program.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Delays Prison Phone Rate Caps Until 2027
Commissioner Gomez said the agency had chosen 'to ignore both the law and the will of Congress' and that it is 'stalling'
Briefs
Blackfoot Communications Defaults on Hundreds of RDOF Locations
Surrendered locations could be eligible for BEAD funding.
FCC
FCC Moves to Loosen Satellite Power Limits, Expand Shared Access to 37 GHz Band
FCC revisits decades-old satellite spectrum sharing rules and opens 600 megahertz of spectrum for commercial access.
Pole Attachments
USTelecom Urges FCC to Reject 'One-Size-Fits-All' Pole Rules
The group warned that prescriptive rules would risk undermining broadband deployment
Ziply
Twenty-one States Push to Scrap Carrier-of-Last-Resort Laws
Telecom leaders call mandates to maintain copper a barrier to next-gen broadband.
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC’s New Broadband Fabric Now Governs High-Cost Program Oversight
States, ISPs still struggling to challenge its accuracy
Broadband Mapping and Data
FCC’s Broadband Mapping Fabric Will Now Drive Other Agency Programs
FCC’s new mapping fabric will drive Rural Digital Opportunity Fund 'true-up'.
Funding
Experts Address RDOF’s Unanswered Questions
Halfway through its decade-long timeline, the $20 billion rural broadband subsidy program grapples with unresolved issues.
Ziply
Ziply Fiber Selling to Bell Canada Parent in $5 Billion Deal
Ziply and Bell plan to accelerate fiber growth across both sides of the border.
Rural
RiverStreet Defaults on Six RDOF Census Block Groups
The company will be subject to federal non-compliance measures.
Education
Memphis School District Fears $5 Million Loss on Devices
The district said an administrative error created the reimbursement issue.
Rural
FCC Approves TDS-RiverStreet Sales
The FCC said the deal will not remove competition from the market
Rural
Lumen Facing Penalties in Wake of RDOF Defaults
The company defaulted on auction-won locations in three states
Rural
FCC Still a No on Broadband Subsidies for Musk's Starlink
Agency said petition under review was filed about 45 months late.
