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Advertisement Telecom Alert - Emergency Broadband Benefit Fund; 2.5 GHZ Rural Tribal Priority Window Licenses; IBM Fined More Than $24 Million; Round 2 of COVID-19 Telehealth Program; New FCC Fee Schedule - Vol. XVIII, Issue 2 Monday, January 11, 2021 Emergency Broadband Benefit Fund Last week, the FCC issued a Public Notice seeking comment on how to best administer a new $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program created by Congress to help low-income consumers access the internet.  The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 directs the Commission to create the program, w...

Friday, January 8, 2021 This Week’s Dose The 116th Congress came to an end with passage of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief and government funding legislation, and the 117th Congress was sworn in. With victories in two Georgia runoff elections, Democrats will take control of the Senate, giving President-elect Joe Biden unified, albeit extremely narrow control of Congress. The House and Senate certified Biden’s Electoral College victory. Congress The 117th Congress Convened with Narrow Democratic Control of Both Chambers. Newly elected members were sworn in on January 3, kicki...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and government funding package includes $7 billion in funding for broadband programs, as well as reforms to the PPP program to expand television and radio station eligibility. TAKEAWAYS Overall, the legislation provides $7 billion in federal funding for programs focused on broadband deployment, access, and network infrastructure security. The FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program will receive an additional $250 million to support telehealth projects during the pandemic. Changes to the Small Business A...

FCC Requests Public Comments for $250M COVID-19 Telehealth Program Round 2 Fund Distribution January 7, 2021 The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau announced Wednesday that it is requesting public comment for Round 2 distribution of an additional $249.95 million for its COVID-19 Telehealth Program; the Round 2 funding comes from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The FCC started the program in March 2020 with $200 million of CARES Act funding in order to help health care providers offer telehealth and other connected care services to patients durin...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In a much needed holiday gift for businesses and individuals who continue to be affected by COVID-19, Congress finally approved a $900 billion aid package follow-up to the CARES Act (the Winter Covid-19 Relief Bill), the several trillion dollar stimulus that was enacted early in the pandemic. The bill, part of the larger annual spending bill, will hopefully be signed into law by President Trump in the coming days although the President has indicated his disappointment about the small amount of direct relief to individuals included i...