Federal Communications Commission
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Commits FCC to Supporting Hawaii Wildfire Recovery
Having worked for Senator Inouye, I experienced firsthand the kindness and collective spirit of Aloha that guides the people who call Hawai’i home. The agency has staff on the ground in Maui assessing the impact on communications services and infrastructure to help local, state, and federal authorities to identify how to best support restoration and emergency response.
FCC Announces Second Round of ACP Outreach Grant Program Awards
The Federal Communications Commission announced final funding allocations for the Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program (ACP Outreach Grant Program), National Competitive Outreach Program (NCOP) Round 2. The total amount of final funds announced for NCOP Round 2 is over $4.3 million.
FCC's Enhanced A–CAM program rules effective on Aug 17, 2023 (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/17/2023 - 06:42FCC Requires Alaska Plan mobile participants to file mobile wireless coverage data thru March 2028 (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 08/16/2023 - 18:02More Than 20 Million Households Enroll in Nation's Largest Broadband Affordability Program
More than 20 million households have enrolled in the Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), the nation’s largest broadband affordability program. Thanks to funding support in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, millions of families who previously could not get online or struggled to pay for this modern-day necessity are now connected. “For a long time, closing the digital divide focused on one part of the equation—the lack of physical infrastructure to get online.
Urban Rate Survey Timeline for 2024
The Federal Communications Commission's Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) initiated the urban rate survey for 2024. The information collected in this survey will be used to develop voice and broadband reasonable comparability benchmarks that will be in place in 2024. The FCC will be collecting the rates offered by a random sample of providers of fixed services identified using December 2022 data filed in the FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC) tool.
FCC, USAC enter into new ACP and Lifeline computer matching program with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 08/13/2023 - 15:10Broadband Data Task Force Seeks Comment on Petition for Extension of Waiver of the Engineering Certification Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Task Force, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Wireline Competition Bureau, and the Office of Economics and Analytics seek comment on a Petition for Extension of Waiver (Petition) filed by the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) and USTelecom – The Broadband Association (USTelecom and, together with CCA, Petitioners).
FCC Announces Key Dates for Affordable Connectivity Program Transparency Data Collection
On November 15, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order establishing the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Transparency Data Collection to collect information related to the price, subscription rates, and plan characteristics of the internet service offerings of participating providers, as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.