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Don't Miss Kelley Drye’s 6th Annual USF Update Webinar on February 25, 2015 at 12 PM ET

Kelley Drye’s most popular webinar is back! Register today for our 6th Annual USF Update Webinar. The FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to be one of the largest and most complex government programs in the…

FCC Announces USF Enforcement “Strike Force” To Combat Waste, Fraud and Abuse

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler issued a Public Notice on July 14, 2014, announcing the creation of a new “Strike Force” to respond to concerns of waste, fraud and abuse in the Universal Service Fund (USF). Chairman Wheeler…

FCC Launches E-rate 2.0 Rulemaking

As we told you this morning, the FCC launched its rulemaking proceeding to consider reforms to the Schools and Libraries program of its Universal Service Fund (better known as the "E-rate" program). The FCC pledged a…

FCC to Initiate Proceeding to Reform the E-rate Program

In the first major proceeding of Acting Chairwoman Clyburn's tenure, the FCC is scheduled to open a rulemaking today to consider reforms to the Schools and Libraries program of its Universal Service Fund (better known…

FCC Announces Another Slight Decrease in USF Contribution Factor

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