Memo: New LNP & CPNI Requirements for CMRS Providers
December 20, 2023
CMRS Providers: Are your CPNI Manuals and Training out of date? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order on November 16, 2023, designed to bolster Local Number Portability (LNP) rules and Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules for Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers (including resellers of wireless service) due to increased subscriber identity…
Continue ReadingMemo: Cybersecurity Reminder for Enhanced ACAM Electors
December 14, 2023
Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management plans must be submitted to USAC. Enhanced ACAM electors are required to implement operational Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Management plans as outlined in the Enhanced ACAM order, FCC 23-60. According to the order, plans are to be submitted to USAC by January 1, 2024, and certified by January…
Continue ReadingMemo: Performance Measures Updates
December 12, 2023
USAC Announces New Samples Required, FCC Provides Additional Guidance for Carriers Transitioning to Enhanced ACAM. The Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) recently announced new sample locations MUST be obtained and used beginning first quarter 2024 through calendar year 2025 for carriers currently participating in any of the following funding programs: CAF BLS (must continue to…
Continue ReadingMemo: FCC Releases Rules Regarding Digital Discrimination
December 11, 2023
The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to “adopt final rules to facilitate equal access to broadband Internet access service, taking into account the issues of technical and economic feasibility presented by that objective, including – (1) preventing digital discrimination of access based on income level, race, ethnicity,…
Continue ReadingMemo: Broadband Label Compliance Dates
October 16, 2023
Compliance dates for rules implementing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act announced. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced compliance dates for the Broadband Label Order. The rules require Broadband Internet Access Service (BIAS) providers to display, at the point of sale, labels that disclose certain information about broadband prices, introductory rates, data allowances, broadband…
Continue ReadingEnd of Year Reminders
Must comply by December 31, 2023. As a reminder, if you have not completed the following this year, please make sure you are compliant with all by December 31, 2023: National Do-Not-Call Registry ETC Annual Notice Lifeline Annual Notice RUS Borrowers Backup Power Obligations HUBB Reporting Obligations Performance Testing Cybersecurity and Supply Chain Risk Requirements…
Continue ReadingMemo: Enhanced A-CAM Participation List Released
October 5, 2023
50% threshold met. Program going forward. On October 4, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice announcing the carriers that accepted Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) support. Contained in the Public Notice was a link to a list of those carriers. The FCC also noted that based on the election…
Continue ReadingVantage Point Recognized as Mitchell Technical College Platinum Employer
September 7, 2023
Mitchell Tech recognizes Platinum Employers MITCHELL (September 6, 2023) – Every fall, Mitchell Technical College announces its Platinum Employer list, recognizing those employers who have hired the greatest numbers of new graduates into their first-destination careers from the college’s three most recent graduating classes. This year’s Platinum Employer list, on display in Mitchell Tech’s Campus…
Continue ReadingMemo: ACP Transparency Data Collection USAC System Updates
August 21, 2023
Test Portal Opened August 18, 2023. The Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) announced the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Transparency Data collection staging (test) portal opened on August 18, 2023. Service Providers can test load data in the portal until the filing window opens on September 8, 2023. USAC also released the ACP Transparency Data Collection…
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Memo: Enhanced A-CAM Funding Illustrative Results Available
August 9, 2023
On July 24, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Enhanced A-CAM Order giving legacy high-cost support recipients and current A-CAM I & II recipients the ability to accept the 15-year Enhanced A-CAM offer to provide 100/20 Mbps broadband service to unserved and underserved locations. Carriers must elect whether to accept the Enhanced A-CAM…
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