Vol. 20, No. 33

August 26, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 12 - 2 p.m. ET

INCOMPAS Webinar Series Featuring Intermedia Cloud Communications

Revamping Technology: The Future of Business Services


October 20-22

The 2024 INCOMPAS Show

Denver

MEMBER NEWS


C Spire to Bring Ultra-Fast Gigabit Fiber to West Point Residents

COMMENT

DEADLINES


August 27

Oppositions to Petitions for Reconsideration of Order Using E-Rate Funds for Wi-Fi Hotspots


August 30

Comments Due on Proposed E-Rate Eligible Services List


September 3

Comments Due on Proposed Equipment Authorization Rules


September 5

Comments Due on NextNav's 900 MHz Band Petition


September 6

Replies to Oppositions to Petitions for Reconsideration of Order Using E-Rate Funds for Wi-Fi Hotspots


September 9

Comments Due in Mobile Handset Unlocking NPRM


Comments Due on Sharing in the Lower 37 GHz Band


September 16 

Reply Comments Due on Proposed E-Rate Eligible Services List


September 20

Reply Comments Due on NextNav's 900 MHz Band Petition


September 25

Reply Comments Due in Mobile Handset Unlocking NPRM


October 3

Reply Comments Due on Proposed Equipment Authorization Rules


October 4

Comments Due in FNPRM on Using E-Rate Funds for Wi-Fi Hotspots


October 10

Responses to RFI and RFQ on LNPA Selection Process


November 4

Reply Comments Due in FNPRM on Using E-Rate Funds for Wi-Fi Hotspots

Who Will You Find to Network With at The INCOMPAS Show?

The 2024 INCOMPAS Show is less than two months away and it's time for you to start planning your networking strategy.


Don't miss the chance to connect with industry leaders, innovators and key decision makers October 20-22 in Denver. Discover who will be joining us: Download the attendee list, featuring company names and titles. Bookmark this link, since we update it every Monday.


Once registered, you'll receive a link to the full attendee list in your confirmation email, which is also updated weekly.


Check out the list today and see who you’ll be meeting at The INCOMPAS Show this year!


Haven't Registered Yet?

There's still time: Click here to register. Learn more about our group discounts if you're bringing 5 or more people to the show.

September 12 Webinar to Focus on Future of Business Services

Join us on Thursday, September 12 at 2 p.m. ET for the latest in the INCOMPAS Webinar Series - Revamping Technology: The Future of Business Services.


For communications service providers (CSPs), selling business services is a critical component of the product portfolio and overall financial returns. Much like with residential voice - which moved from fixed to mobile wireless - business customers are in the midst of a similar transition. Businesses are swapping their existing on-premises phone systems for cloud-based solutions. As traditional vendors that supplied technology to the CSPs exit the market, it has created once-in-a-generation opportunities for CSPs to evaluate their business portfolio and adopt new technology and platforms.


This webinar, featuring Brian Gregory, senior director of Product Marketing for Intermedia Cloud Communications, will discuss this paradigm shift and options for CSPs as they look to the future.


Advanced registration is required. If you are unable to attend, please register so you can receive the link to the recording following the webinar.

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GAO Issues Report on USAC Administration of USF Programs

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the Universal Service Administrative Company's

(USAC) administration of universal service programs.


The GAO said in the last six years, USAC collaborated internally and with the FCC to develop annual goals—such as goals related to modernizing Universal Service Fund processes—to meet FCC requirements. GAO also found USAC’s processes for managing its operating budget and expenditures align with selected FCC requirements. Additionally, GAO said USAC maintains a written ethics policy consistent with FCC requirements.


In response to the GAO Report, Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) released a statement noting that the “report confirms the need for greater Congressional oversight of the USF.” Sen. Cruz said, “It’s time to reform the USF by subjecting it to the appropriations process, eliminating duplicative programs, and preserving only initiatives that deliver measurable benefits to American consumers.” 

NTIA Digital Equity Grants Webinar Series Continues in September

The NTIA will continue its Digital Equity Grants Webinar Series next month:



Advanced registration is required. Click on the the webinar links above to register.

Amicus Briefs Filed in Open Internet Case

Amicus briefs were filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on August 19 in support of petitioners in the case challenging the 2024 Open Internet Order.


Former FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly said the historical actions and positions of Congress and the FCC strongly refute any authority of the agency to reclassify broadband as a Title II telecommunications service. The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Policy Studies asserted the evidence is overwhelming that the decision to subject the internet to legacy public utility regulation will have significant economic consequences. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, et al. claimed the FCC’s reclassification of broadband violates the major questions doctrine and regulating broadband as a common carrier will discourage investment.


Click here to read all briefs.

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