Verizon Granted Limited Waiver of Timing of Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Reimbursement Claims

The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau granted the petition of Verizon seeking an expedited grant of a limited waiver of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) reimbursement rules. Verizon requested a waiver of the requirement that providers file reimbursement claims by the 15th of each month after each uniform snapshot date, for the first reimbursement claim for each subscriber that has newly enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program with Verizon. It also requested a month delay to submit the first reimbursement claim for a newly-enrolled subscriber. The Wireline Competition Bureau concluded that Verizon's limited waiver will not materially impact or undermine the ability to track disbursements and to provide a projection for the depletion of the EBB Fund, and will serve the public interest.