CommLaw Monitor
Obama Proposes E-rate Reform
In a speech yesterday, President Obama proposed to reform the federal Universal Service Fund's Schools and Libraries program (commonly referred to as the "E-rate" program. He directed the FCC to implement a program…
FCC Allocates Another $485 Million in Connect America Fund Phase I Support for Price Cap LECs
The FCC’s November 18, 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order established the Connect America Fund (CAF) and provided for two phases of funding for expanding broadband coverage to unserved locations. The Commission…
FCC Denies Another E-Rate Appeal for Failure to Comply with Competitive Bidding Procedures
With the e-rate program pressing against its cap in funding, the FCC seems to be clamping down on its competitive bidding procedures. For the fifth time this month, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau denied a…
FCC Issues Connect America Fund Order and Notices Affecting Tier 2 and Tier 3 LECs
David Darwin co-authored this post. In the final days of the Genachowski era, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau continued to press forward to implement and refine the Connect America Fund (“CAF”). Late yesterday,…
FCC Denies E-rate Appeal for Improper Service Provider Conduct in Competitive Bid
Shortly after I posted an entry noting the FCC's denial of e-rate appeals for competitive bidding violations, the Wireline Competition Bureau issued another decision along the same lines. In this case, however, the…