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Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 4 Aug 2022
Debate Over How to Fund the Federal USF Continues with Potential Impacts for Tech Companies, ISPs, and Consumers
The aptly named Universal Service Fund (“USF” or the “Fund”) provides billions of dollars in annual funding for programs that are designed to enhance…
Potomac Law Group PLLC | USA | 20 Dec 2021
Tech & Telecom Weekly - December 20, 2021
Welcome to the Tech & Telecom Weekly, an e-newsletter keeping you apprised of the latest developments in the telecommunications and high-tech…
Keller and Heckman LLP | USA | 19 Feb 2021
Nearing a Tipping Point on USF Contribution Reform?
The 31.8% Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for 1st Quarter 2021 and the ascendency of broadband to that of an essential service for…
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | USA | 21 Apr 2020
FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Deregulate End-User Charges and Simplify Customer Bills
The FCC has proposed new rules to eliminate several obscure telecommunications charges that were either mandated or authorized for price regulated…
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | USA | 27 Feb 2020
FCC Continues Supply Chain Protection Efforts; ETCs to Report on Huawei and ZTE Use by April 22, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is acting swiftly on efforts to protect the communications supply chain from entities posing a national…
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | USA | 24 Feb 2020
FCC Bans Use of USF Funds for Covered Equipment and Services From Designated Companies - Huawei and ZTE Targeted First
In its recent Report and Order (Order), the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) adopted a rule prohibiting the use of Universal Service Fund (USF)…
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | USA | 12 Dec 2019
FCC Prohibits Carriers Receiving USF Support from Using Providers Deemed to Pose a National Security Risk; Further Notice to Explore Using USF to Replace Equipment Already Installed
In a strongly worded Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Order (the “Order”) released on November 26, 2019, the FCC adopted…
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | USA | 9 Dec 2019
FCC Plans Major Overhaul of Suspension and Debarment Rules for its USF, TRS, and Other Funding Programs
The FCC proposed sweeping reforms to its process for suspending and debarring entities from participating in its largest funding programs, including…
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | USA | 23 Apr 2019
USF Tracker - April 2019
The big news in April for the Universal Service Fund was the possibility of the FCC imposing for the first time a cap on the overall fund. We cover the content of the draft NPRM below (to the extent it is known at the moment), and it is important to recognize that placing an item on circulation is no
Keller and Heckman LLP | USA | 8 Apr 2019
Sprint Turns Off Cell Tower Amid Cancer Concerns; Broadband Deployment and USF Items on Circulation; Vertical Location Accuracy for Wireless 9-1-1 Calls; CAF II Auction Update- Vol. XVI, Issue 14
The 2019 Broadband Deployment Report and a document referred to as the Universal Service Fund (USF) Contribution Methodology are currently on…
