Archive for June 2021
The Regulatory Mix – Monday, June 14, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: Frontier Seeks Relief from the Affordable Internet Program in New York, FCC Announces Third Quarter USF Factor Frontier Seeks Relief from the Affordable Internet Program in New York Frontier New York has filed a motion for a declaratory ruling with the Public Service Commission (PSC) that its digital subscriber line (DSL) service is exempt from the requirements of the recently enacted Affordable…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Thursday, June 10, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: Nebraska PSC Opens Broadband Docket, Vermont Enacts New Broadband Law, FCC Seeks Comment on Proposal to Shorten Timeframe for Certain Small Providers to Implement STIR/SHAKEN Nebraska PSC Opens Broadband Docket The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that it had opened a docket to initiate the implementation of the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act.…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Exceeds 2.3 Million Households, The FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment June 24 Agenda Released
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Monday, June 7, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: Broadband Grants in South Dakota, FCC Secures Commitments from Wireless Carriers to Deliver 911 Vertical Location Information, Oregon Electric Co-ops to Provide Broadband Broadband Grants in South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R.) announced that 18 new grants, totaling $26 million, have been awarded to fund broadband projects to better connect unserved and underserved areas…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Friday, June 4, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: U.S. and Australia Agree to Combat Unlawful Robocalls, FCC Adopts ICS Rate Caps and Delegates Data Collection Authority
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Thursday, June 3, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: California PUC Petitions FCC to Reconsider, Legislation Would Set Broadband Services Levels for Federally Supported Programs California PUC Petitions FCC to Reconsider The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) filed a petition urging the FCC to reconsider its decision in its Second Report and Order, released March 18, 2021, to maintain the presumption of confidentiality for all…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: Senator Amy Klobuchar Encouraged About Broadband Talks, Maine Approved First Round of Broadband Infrastructure Grants, Virginia Establishes New E-988 Surcharges and Increases Wireless E-911 Surcharges Senator Klobuchar Encouraged About Broadband Talks U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar indicated a bipartisan deal on expanding broadband infrastructure looked “very promising.” Her comments followed a recent meeting between…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: FCC Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Released, One-Time Device Reimbursement Process for EBB Program Clarified FCC Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Released The FCC released its Fiscal Year 2022 Budget in which the Commission seeks a budget of $387,950,000. This would be a 3.7 percent increase over FY 2021 and includes staff increase of 78.…
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