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Fifth Circuit Shocks Telecom Industry by Overturning the FCC’s Universal Service Fund

Perkins Coie on 8/1/2024

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled in a closely divided 9-7 en banc decision that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) method of funding the Universal Service Fund (USF) is an...more

The Crackdown on Digital Redlining

Bilzin Sumberg on 4/13/2022

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a non-profit focused on fostering healthy communities, defines digital redlining as “major network providers systematically excluding low-income neighborhoods from broadband service –...more

New Suspension and Removal Rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program To Have Major Impact on Participating Providers

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/18/2022

On March 16, 2022, the vast majority of the new rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – the successor program to the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program created by Congress last year to help offset the...more

Broadband in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 8/5/2021

On Sunday, Aug. 1, the group of senators negotiating the bipartisan infrastructure package unveiled the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The $1.2 trillion package contains $550 billion in new infrastructure spending,...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 2

Hogan Lovells on 1/6/2021

In Washington: In a statement on Monday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Peter Marks, director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, responded that it was...more

FCC Announces Opening of Application Window for $100 Million Connected Care Pilot Program

ArentFox Schiff on 11/6/2020

Program Emphasizes Connected Care Services for Low-Income and Veteran Patients - In a Public Notice released today, the FCC announced that its “Connected Care Pilot Program” (Pilot Program) application filing window will...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.03.2019 | Top Story: US Threatens Tariffs on French Goods Over New Digital Services Tax

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/3/2019

Because who wants a nice quiet December, right? Yesterday, the U.S. opened yet another trade war front by proposing retaliatory tariffs of up to 100% on a wide range of French imports after announcing that “it found France’s...more

FCC Seeks Big Role in Telemedicine with New Fund

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 8/2/2019

$100 million in federal funds may soon become available to help health care providers cover the costs of broadband and connected care services. Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on a...more

FCC Proposes Pilot Program to Fund and Promote Telehealth in Underserved Communities

White and Williams LLP on 7/26/2019

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently took another significant step on the path towards expanding the availability of connected healthcare for certain underserved communities. Through the creation of a...more

FCC Proposes a Three-Year Pilot Program to Fund “Connected Care” Telehealth Applications

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/15/2019

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took another step closer to establishing a three-year, $100 million Connected Care Pilot program following review of public comments on its prior Notice of Inquiry that previewed...more

Minimizing the Rural Digital Divide in the Face of 5G

Allen Matkins on 4/23/2019

The FCC’s Push to Deploy 5G Infrastructure - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving quickly to expedite the implementation of 5G technology. As discussed in a prior post (Overview of the FCC's 5G FAST Plan...more

FCC Opens Inquiry into Establishing a $100 Million Telehealth Program

Stinson LLP on 8/7/2018

On August 2, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched an inquiry seeking comment regarding a $100 million telehealth Connected Care Pilot Program for the purpose of meeting the growing need for remote health...more

FCC Launches $100 Million Telehealth Pilot Program

Hogan Lovells on 8/7/2018

On August 2, 2018 the FCC unanimously adopted a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) seeking comment on creating the “Connected Care Pilot Program,” a Universal Service Fund (“USF”) pilot program....more

Federal Regulatory Developments Brewing in Telehealth

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/19/2018

Two federal agencies – the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) – announced separate initiatives last week that stand to increase patient access to telehealth...more

What to Expect From the Trump FCC

Perkins Coie on 12/1/2016

In the days since the recent election, many tech, media and telecom industry observers remain unsure of what to expect from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration. Fortunately, there are some...more

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