USDA Awards Rural Broadband Funding in North Dakota
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had awarded $23 million in two high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,643 rural households and 78 businesses in North Dakota. This is one of many funding announcements in the first round of USDA’s ReConnect Pilot Program investments.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, fcc form 477 data, USDA's Reconnect Pilot Program, North Dakota Broadband
FCC Releases Form 477 Data
Topics: FCC Form 477, Form 477 Data, FCC Commissioner O'Rielly, 911 fee diversion, fixed broadband deployment
FTC Settles Privacy Shield Complaints
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached settlement agreements with five companies over allegations that they falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which establishes a process to allow companies to transfer consumer data from European Union countries to the United States in compliance with EU law.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, Interconnected VoIP, ILECs, CLECs, FTC Privacy Shield, Voice Telephone Services Report, over-the-top
FTC Revises List of Companies Subject to Broadband Privacy Study
The Federal Trade Commission has revised the list of companies from which it is seeking information as part of its examination of broadband companies’ privacy practices.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, Internet Access Services Status Report, Broadband Privacy Study
ITIF Report Says GDPR-Style Data Privacy Law Would Cost U.S. Economy $122 Billion Per Year
In a recent Report the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) found that federal legislation mirroring key provisions of either the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) could cost the U.S. economy approximately $122 billion per year.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, GDPR, ITIF, CRTC 2019 Communications Monitoring Report
FCC Delays Form 477 Filing Date
The FCC announced that the filing deadline for the Form 477 data as of December 31, 2018 has been extended to March 8, 2019. It also announced that the FCC’s Form 477 filing interface is now accepting data as of December 31, 2018. The FCC reminded providers required to file Form 477 that their failure to do so may subject then enforcement action under sections 502 and 503 of the Communications Act and any other applicable law.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, California Net Neutrality, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, FCC Restoring Internet Freedom Order
What has changed in the Form 477 process or timing?
The FCC’s Form 477 is designed to gather location-specific information about the availability of broadband access across the United States. The same report is also used to track the geographic penetration of competitive options for local services, including traditional landline voice services, VoIP and wireless. This data is gathered from all providers of these services twice a year.
Read MoreTopics: wireless, VoIP, FCC Form 477, Rate of Return (ROR) carriers, landline voice, broadband access, March 1, 2019 Deadline, Facilities-Based Broadband , Facilities-Based Mobile Telephony
Topics: FCC Form 477, CAF II Auction, Connect America Fund Phase II, Auction 903, CAF II Bidding System
Today: FCC's Pai on Contraband Wireless Devices in Correctional Facilities, FCC Releases Voice Telephone Services Status Report
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, Interconnected VoIP, contraband wireless devices, ILECs, CLECs, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Voice Telephone Services Status Report, correctional facilities
Today: US House Hearing on Tech Company Algorithms, FCC form 477 Data, FCC LNP Session on Small Service Providers, Maine POLR Obligations, New York RFI on Citywide Broadband Deployment
Read MoreTopics: FCC Form 477, Consumer Privacy, Maine POLR, Form 477 Data, US House Hearing on Tech Compnay Algorithms, mobile and voice broadband network deployment, Provider of Last Resort, New York Citywide Broadband Deployment, Tech Company Algorithms, FCC LNP Session, shapefiles
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