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Vol. 19, No. 36

September 5, 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 19, 1 p.m. ET

INCOMPAS Webinar:

The Economics of Universal Service Fund Reform


October 8-10

The 2023 INCOMPAS Show

Tampa, Florida


March 5, 2024

The 2024 INCOMPAS

Policy Summit

Washington, D.C.

MEMBER NEWS


CDG and CheckPoint Solutions Announce Customer Self-Scheduling Integration 


Sinch MessageMedia Announces Increased Capabilities of its HubSpot SMS & MMS Integration


Zayo Strengthens French Connectivity Footprint with new Bordeaux Route Expansion

COMMENT

DEADLINES


September 8

Reply Comments Due on FNPRM and NOI on Options to Further Enhance Consumer Protections Against Robocalls


Reply Comments Due on Expanding Flexible Use of the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band


September 15

FCC Broadband Data Collection Filings Due for All BIAS Providers


September 18

Comments Due on Enhanced A-CAM Program NPRM


September 20

FCC Regulatory Fees for FY 2023 Due


September 21

Comments Due on NTIA Limited Waiver for BABA Requirements in BEAD


September 25

Comments Due on Streamlining E-Rate Application Process


Comments Due on ACP Computer Matching Program


October 2

Reply Comments Due on Proposed Changes on Renewing International Section 214 Authority


October 2

Reply Comments Due on Enhanced A-CAM Program NPRM


October 23

Reply Comments Due on Streamlining E-Rate Application Process


Comments Due on NTIA Middle Mile Program Reports - Questions


October 23

Comments Due on Enhanced A-CAM NOI


November 21

Reply Comments Due on Enhanced A-CAM NOI

Don't Suffer From FOMO


Time is Running Out to Secure Your Spot at The 2023 INCOMPAS Show

There's a good chance your competitors and partners are already planning to attend The 2023 INCOMPAS Show. Can you afford not to go? 


Registration is in high demand and the chance to increase your visibility in front of key decision makers through exhibits and sponsorships closes this Wednesday, September 6.  


Plan to join us October 8-10 at the Tampa Marriott Water Street for jam-packed days of networking, deal-making and informative discussions that will give your business an advantage in today's competitive marketplace.



Still Considering a Sponsorship?

If you're on the fence about exhibiting or sponsoring at the show, you'll need to act fast!


The deadline for exhibits and some sponsorships is quickly approaching. Contracts must be submitted no later than tomorrow - Wednesday, September 6. Email Sky Wang with questions or for more information. 


Once Registered, You've Got an IN

We are making it easy for you to connect with other INCOMPAS Show attendees as soon as you register. In your confirmation email, you'll find:

  • A link that gives you access to a sortable list of registered attendees
  • An invite to join ConnectIN, our LinkedIn networking group that enables you to start making those valuable connections right away, instead of waiting until October when you travel to Tampa
REGISTER

INCOMPAS and Brattle Group to

Host September 19 Webinar on the Economics of USF Reform

Join INCOMPAS President Angie Kronenberg and Brattle Group Principal Paroma Sanyal to discuss the economics of reforming the Universal Service Fund’s contribution mechanism during a webinar taking place Tuesday, September 19 at 1 p.m. ET.


During the webinar, "The Economics of Universal Service Fund Reform," they will provide an overview of the current system and dive into a new economic report that highlights the most efficient ways to reform the program. They also will discuss why proposed suggestions to include tech companies will result in market distortion and potentially raise prices on consumers. 


Advance registration is required.

REGISTER

INCOMPAS Files Comments in International Sect. 214 Proceeding

INCOMPAS last week filed comments in the FCC's International Section 214 proceeding, urging careful consideration of a new burdensome and costly regulatory framework. 


INCOMPAS noted that it supports the FCC’s effort to ensure that national security and other federal interests are protected, and believes that the agency’s one-time collection of information to identify foreign owners from all current international Section 214 authorization holders will provide the FCC the information it needs to accomplish its goals. However, INCOMPAS urged the Commission to balance the new requirements proposed in the NPRM with the potential burden upon international Section 214 authorization holders and their owners and the potential harms that such regulation may cause—even if indirectly—in their ability to raise capital and compete in the marketplace.

INCOMPAS, CCIA File Joint Amici Curiae Brief in T-Mobile Case

INCOMPAS and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed a joint “friend of the court” brief urging the federal court for the District of Columbia to grant an extension of time on a key facet of the consent decree that resolved challenges to the T-Mobile-Sprint merger of 2020. 


DISH Network Corporation has asked the court for more time to purchase several 800 MHz spectrum licenses from T-Mobile, a transaction approved in the consent decree, which are needed for DISH’s nationwide offering of high-speed wireless broadband service to more than 200 million Americans. The brief states that, “CCIA and INCOMPAS urge the Court to grant the Motion as the best means to replace the competition lost via the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, preserve consumer choice, and encourage broad-reaching, cost-effective wireless service.


“As the leading advocate for competition, we believe this extension is critical to ensure consumers have more choices in the marketplace," said INCOMPAS President Angie Kronenberg. "We support DISH’s request and urge the court to grant the extension.”

FCC Releases Broadband Labels Reconsideration Order

Last week, the FCC released its order to address three petitions requesting that it clarify and/or reconsider certain broadband label requirements.


The FCC granted the petition filed by an INCOMPAS member and supported by the association, which clarifies that enterprise and special access services provided through the E-Rate and Rural Health Care (RHC) programs do not require a broadband label. The FCC clarifies that a broadband label is only required in E-Rate and RHC Program competitive bids for standard mass-market broadband internet services requested by a school, library or healthcare provider.

FCC Announces September 21 Open Meeting Agenda

The FCC released the agenda for its September 21 Open Meeting, which includes:

  • Satellite Application Processing – The FCC will consider a Report and Order and FNPRM on facilitating and expediting application processing for satellite and earth station operators in order to advance opportunities for innovation in the new space age.
  • Updating the 5G Fund for Rural America – The FCC will consider an FNPRM on the implementation of the 5G Fund for Rural America in light of new, precise, and verified mobile coverage data gathered through the Broadband Data Collection.
  • Direct Access to Phone Numbers – The FCC will consider a Report and Order to strengthen the FCC's direct access rules in order to stem the tide of illegal robocalls, protect the nation’s numbering resources from abuse by foreign bad actors, and advance other important public policy objectives tied to the use of numbering resources. The accompanying Second FNPRM would seek comment on the duties of existing direct access authorization holders.
  • Updating Obsolete TV Broadcasting Rules – The FCC will consider a Report and Order that would amend Part 73 of the FCC's Rules to update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules, as well as certain rules applicable to all broadcast stations. This would ensure the FCC’s rules better reflect the current broadcast TV operating environment including changes related to major developments like the transition from analog to digital-only operations and the post-incentive auction transition to a smaller television band with fewer channels.
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