CommLaw Monitor
Three E-rate Appeals Denied for Failures in Competitive Bidding
Earlier this month, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau denied three appeals by school districts seeking funding under the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund. In all three decisions, the…
Comment Dates Set for E-Rate Bundled Services Rule Change
Earlier this month, we told you about the FCC's change of heart regarding "free" equipment bundled with e-rate eligible services. The FCC's proposed rule change was published in the Federal Register today,…
FCC Reverses Course, Proposes to Eliminate "Bundled Services" Exception to E-rate Cost Allocation Rules
In 2010, the FCC revised its rules for the Schools and Libraries Program of the federal Universal Service Fund (commonly known as the "e-rate" program). One of the principal changes to the rules was the adoption of…
Revised FCC Debt Collection Processes for Delinquent Support Fund Obligations Shift Burdens to Carriers
The FCC recently announced revisions to its debt collection process for those carriers that are delinquent in contributing to the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (“USF”), Telecommunications Relay Services Fund (“TRS”) and…
Small Library Seeks to Force Decision on VoIP Classification
I don't expect this to go anywhere, but this request is too interesting to ignore any longer. On May 25, 2012, a library in Caroline County, Virginia petitioned the FCC to declare that Vonage is a "common carrier"…