CommLaw Monitor
Steady Volume of USF Appeals Forces Change in FCC Procedure
Followers of this blog know that appeals relating to Universal Service Fund contribution obligations proliferate. Despite a rule stating that the FCC will address such appeals in 90 days, contribution appeals routinely…
FCC Denies Another E-Rate Appeal for Failure to Comply with Competitive Bidding Procedures
With the e-rate program pressing against its cap in funding, the FCC seems to be clamping down on its competitive bidding procedures. For the fifth time this month, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau denied a…
FCC Denies E-rate Appeal for Improper Service Provider Conduct in Competitive Bid
Shortly after I posted an entry noting the FCC's denial of e-rate appeals for competitive bidding violations, the Wireline Competition Bureau issued another decision along the same lines. In this case, however, the…
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…
Broad Coalition Seeks Rulemaking for MPLS-Based Services
A broad coalition of telecommunications carriers is asking the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine the proper treatment of MPLS-based services for regulatory and Universal Service purposes. The…