THE REGULATORY MIX AND BLOG ARTICLES

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Identifies Round 2 Telehealth Window, FCC to Host Emergency Broadband Benefit Webinar, Iowa Broadband Map information Due April 30.

FCC Identifies Round 2 Telehealth Window 

The FCC announced that it would begin accepting applications for the second round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program on Thursday, April 29, 2021 PM ET.  The filing window will be open for seven calendar days.

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC List of Broadband Providers Electing to Participate in EBB Program Updated, FCC Seeks Comment on RDOF ETC Applications, Once Vetoed Broadband Bill Becomes Law in New York,  USAC Urges EBB Program Election Notices

FCC List of Broadband Providers Electing to Participate in EBB Program Updated 

In two weeks, the list of broadband providers that have been elected to participate in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) has almost doubled from 319 providers at the beginning of the month to 513 providers as of today. 

Today's Regulatory Mix: Arkansas Bill Would Cap Inmate Calls, Maryland to Establish New State Broadband Office, West Virginia Broadband Bill Advances

Arkansas Bill Would Cap Inmate Calls 

SB 550, which limits the rates and fees imposed on inmate telephone calls, has been forwarded to Governor Asa Hutchinson for signature. 

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces Efforts in Combatting Unwanted Robocalls, West Virginia Expands Telehealth

FCC Announces Efforts in Combatting Unwanted Robocalls 

FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the latest efforts to protect consumers from unwanted robocalls. 

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Promotes its Speed Test App, New ten-Digit Dialing in Texas

FCC Promotes its Speed Test App 

The FCC is seeking the public’s assistance in creating a comprehensive, nationwide broadband coverage map.   Part of the Broadband Data Collection program requires the FCC to collect comprehensive data on broadband availability across the United States.

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Seeks Comment on CVAA 2010 Rules, New Mexico Advances Broadband Development

FCC Seeks Comment on CVAA 2010 Rules 

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comment on whether the rules adopted by the FCC to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) need to be updated.

Today's Regulatory Mix:  California Provides Staff Proposal on Interim Inmate Rate Relief and Requests Comments, Canada Delays Implementation of STIR/SHAKEN 

California Provides Staff Proposal on Interim Inmate Rate Relief and Requests Comments 

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) requests comment to Staff’s Proposal on Interim Rate Relief for Inmate Calling Services (Proposal).

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Identifies Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Service Providers, Vermont Extends Moratorium on Landline Disconnects

FCC Identifies Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Service Providers  

The FCC issued a press release identifying 319 internet service providers that have been accepted into the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) thus far. The EBBP is a $3.2 billion program

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces Inquiry Into 911 Location Accuracy Compliance,  US Court of Appeals Finds FCC Not Subject to Statute of Limitations for Actions Regarding Overpayment of USF 

FCC Announces Inquiry Into 911 Location Accuracy Compliance 

Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the Federal Communication Commission’s Enforcement Bureau is conducting an inquiry into several wireless providers’ compliance with FCC rules that require them to start delivering 911 callers’ vertical location information by April 3, 2021.

Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for April Open Meeting, FCC’s Rosenworcel Proposes Expanding Access Via Texting to 988 to Reach Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Kentucky Bill Commits Additional Money to Broadband 

FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for April Open Meeting 

FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the April Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2021: