News & Announcements

SUMMARY On January 22, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice announcing Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval and effective dates related to Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) filing requirements: Annual RMD Recertification due March 2, 2026 Note the Public Notice states March 1, 2026 which falls on a Sunday; due date is March … Read more

Effective date February 5, 2026. SUMMARY The effective date for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order released on January 8, 2025 is February 5, 2026. The intent of the order was to improve the overall integrity of the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) submissions and reinforce the procedures provided by which providers must abide to submit, update and maintain accurate … Read more

Public Notice released December 30, 2025. SUMMARY In a Public Notice released December 30, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the final Enhanced Alternative Connect America Model (E-ACAM) locations and support amounts. The E-ACAM final location file incorporates: WHAT IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED Carriers that accepted E-ACAM support funding can utilize this information to determine the final … Read more

SUMMARY In a Public Notice released December 18, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced procedures have been established for the upcoming AWS-3 Spectrum Auction. The notice provides details regarding the inventory of spectrum to be auctioned, minimum opening bid amounts, bidding procedures and the deadlines for participation. This auction is being referred to as “Auction 113”.   The FCC will be auctioning AWS-3 licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz … Read more

E-ACAM providers should review their information immediately. SUMMARY On December 8, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Enhanced Alternative Connect America Model (E-ACAM) Order clarifying support recalculations and another E-ACAM interim location file. This information provides updated fiscal and location information for carriers that elected the E-ACAM support mechanism in 2023. Carriers should … Read more

Pre-Testing begins January 1, 2026. SUMMARY Beginning January 1, 2026, Enhanced ACAM (E-ACAM) recipients must begin the Performance Pre-Testing phase per the Performance Measures Testing Requirements. Performance testing on network speed and latency must be conducted for one week each quarter and results must be reported and certified within two weeks following the quarter end. … Read more

Effective date released. SUMMARY SUMMARY On September 29th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the effective date to be compliant with the February 28, 2025 Order on Robocalls. The Order requires all U.S. based voice service providers in the call path implement a reasonable Do-Not-Originate (DNO) list and block calls traversing their network based off of the … Read more

Remarks of Arielle Roth, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information – NTIA Administrator SUMMARY In recent remarks at the Hudson Institute on October 28, 2025, Assistant Secretary Arielle Roth shared an update on how the NTIA has been working to minimize potential defaults by sub-awardees as well as how broadband will be delivered … Read more

FNPRM approved on October 28, 2025. SUMMARY The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) to ensure consumers get quick and easy access to the information they want and need to compare broadband plans from broadband labels. These proposed changes eliminate certain broadband label burdens on providers while sustaining the benefit to … Read more

Must comply by December 31, 2025. SUMMARY Here are a few non-state specific year-end reminders that you may have already taken care of in 2025 but just in case you have not, please make sure you are compliant with the following by December 31, 2025. THIS MAY APPLY TO YOU IF… ACTION ITEMS & TIMELINE … Read more

Begins March 2, 2026. SUMMARY Beginning March 2, 2026, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) recipients will be required to report High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) deployment data using Fabric Location IDs from the CostQuest Broadband Serviceable Location (BSL) Fabric that’s currently used to report broadband deployment for the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing. The RDOF … Read more

Carriers should not assume regulatory deadlines will be tolled or extended. SUMMARY The U.S. federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Congress has failed to pass the appropriate funding bills by October 1, 2025, for the next fiscal year to continue to fund government operations. Therefore, non-essential federal services are shutdown until … Read more

We’re excited to announce that Jeff Tupper, CAMS, has joined our Financial Services Compliance and Model Validation team at Vantage Point Solutions. With over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including more than 20 years dedicated to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, Jeff is a fantastic addition to our team.  Meet Jeff Tupper: … Read more

$200M available for construction and improvement of middle-mile infrastructure across Texas. SUMMARY The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) is seeking applications for the Texas Middle Mile (TMM) Program, with up to $200 million available from the state’s Broadband Infrastructure Fund (BIF). The program will fund middle-mile projects, with no required match, to improve resiliency, expand … Read more

Public Notice released August 19, 2025. SUMMARY As a follow up to our December 19, 2024 Industry Alert, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced via Public Notice the effective date of September 18, 2025 for the FCC’s Order that was released November 22, 2024 limiting the use of Third Party STIR/SHAKEN Authentication practices.  Specifically, carriers with a STIR/SHAKEN Implementation Obligation … Read more

Guidance released on August 18, 2025. SUMMARY Guidance released on August 18, 2025, by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), provides a guide for subgrantees who are participating in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Subgrantees who will be deploying BEAD-funded networks should begin preparing now to ensure they will be able to … Read more

Vantage Point Solutions proudly introduces VNOC: a 24/7/365 Network Operations Center service built to keep broadband providers online, optimized, and ahead of disruptions. With proactive monitoring, real-time diagnostics, and intelligent alerting, VNOC helps resolve issues before they impact your operations—maximizing uptime and minimizing stress.  Backed by the ITIL Framework, VNOC ensures every incident is tracked, … Read more

Replaces original and subsequent revised lists. SUMMARY As a follow up to our June 30, 2025 Industry Alert, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Public Notice, which provides an updated interim eligible locations file for the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Model (E-ACAM) support mechanism recipients. The updated file incorporates: Deduplication is the result of … Read more

When it comes to banking support, strength isn’t just measured by expertise alone—it’s impacted by the people behind the scenes, ready to step up when you need them most. That’s why we’re proud to showcase our growing team, each individual with a unique background and experience; all levels dedicated to your success.   A Team Built … Read more