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ARTICLE · 19 AUGUST 2014

Telecom Deadlines & Headlines (August 19, 2014)

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This Telecom Deadlines and Headlines advises you of upcoming deadlines for various reporting requirements and comment cycles, and recaps recent agency and judicial actions regarding the TCPA, TSR, and USF exemption certificates.

United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Katherine Marshall
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This Telecom Deadlines and Headlines advises you of upcoming deadlines for various reporting requirements and comment cycles, and recaps recent agency and judicial actions regarding the TCPA, TSR, and USF exemption certificates.

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Comment Cycle Opens September 3 for Draft of Eligible Services for E-rate Support in 2015

  • The Wireline Competition Bureau announced that comments on its draft eligible services list (ESL) for support under the FCC's E-rate Program for the funding year 2015 are due September 3, 2014, with reply comments due September 18, 2014. The draft ESL is designed to implement changes required by the Commission's E-rate Modernization Order (WC Docket No. 13-184, FCC 14-99, which can be found here). Commentors are asked to state whether the draft is in line with the Commission's goals and decisions contained in the E-rate Modernization Order, and to the extent any changes should be made to better meet the

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