On February 16, 2023, the Wireline Competition Bureau issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Schools and Libraries E-rate program regarding improvements to the E-rate program for Tribal applicants.
In a Public Notice released March 14, 2023, the FCC announced that the proposed Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for the second quarter of 2023 will be 29.0 percent. This is a decrease from the contribution factor of 32.6 percent for the first quarter of 2023.
On March 8, 2023, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued an Order extending the close of the Rural Health Care Program Funding Year 2023 filing window to May 1, 2023.
On February 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
On February 8, 2023, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) issued an Order granting petitions for reconsideration filed by school districts that had mistakenly filed their appeals with the Commission first, instead of with USAC as required by the rules.
The Commission issued a public notice on Feb. 1, 2023, to remind telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers of their obligation to file their annual certification documenting compliance with the Customer Proprietary Network Information rules by March 1, 2023. The bureau also provided FAQs, a CPNI certification template and text of the CPNI rules.
The FCC Form 499-A is due on April 1, 2023. It will be available in E-File on March 1, 2023.
