FCC
FCC Establishes Bidding Procedures For 2016 Incentive Auction
On August 6, 2015 the Federal Communications Commission adopted the Procedures Public Notice which establishes the bidding procedures for next…
August 12, 2015
FCC Commissioner Pai Announces Proposal to Reform the Universal Service Fund for Rural Providers
“Rural residents have waited long enough,” says Commissioner Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission. In a statement made on June…
July 1, 2015
May 2015 Map of the Month: Qualifying CAF II Areas
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced nearly $1.7 billion to price cap carriers to expand and support broadband…
May 27, 2015
February 2015 Map of the Month: Utah Outperforming On New FCC Broadband Benchmarks
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced an update to its broadband benchmarks which are now set at 25 Mbps for…
February 27, 2015
FCC Changes Broadband Definition
As part of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2015 Broadband Progress Report, the FCC has recently voted to change the definition of broadband…
February 2, 2015
Jan 15 Map of the Month: Visualizing Broadband Drive Tests
The Utah Broadband Project contracted with Isotrope, LLC to perform a mobile broadband drive test along over 6,000 miles of…
January 24, 2015
Crowd-Sourced Speed Test Data
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has released several speed test applications in an effort to gather anonymous data, from the…
January 23, 2015
Utah Stakeholders Contribute to E-Rate Modernization Order Changes
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released an updated Order on its E-Rate program, which helps schools and libraries obtain high-speed Internet access. This new Order modifies…
December 23, 2014
FCC Increases Broadband Speeds Under Connect America Fund
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order to update its rules for the Connect America Fund, requiring companies receiving…
December 15, 2014
October 2014 Map of the Month: Utah and the new broadband mapping data format
Our August 2014’s Map of the Month discussed and detailed the significant transition and associated data collection changes that the National Broadband…
October 20, 2014
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