Inside the Bureau
The IP Transition as Grand Challenge
IP Transition as Grand Challenge Remarks by former WCB Bureau Chief Sharon Gillett Voice Communication Exchange Workshop on the Transition to IP...Form 477 Broadband and Voice Service Data Filings
Companies must use Year 2010 Census tract codes for new filings due March 1, 2012. See the Public Notice for more information. The FCC collects...Seventh Broadband Progress Report
The latest Broadband Progress Report to Congress reveals that approximately 26 million Americans, mostly in rural communities located in every region...Broadband Acceleration
The FCC’s Broadband Acceleration Initiative is working to expand the reach of robust, affordable broadband by streamlining access to utility poles...Statistical Reports of the Wireline Competition Bureau
The Industry Analysis and Technology Division's reports and data fall into several categories. For a listing of the publications available, click on...
About the Bureau
The Wireline Competition Bureau works to ensure that all Americans have access to robust, affordable broadband and voice services. Its programs help ensure access to affordable communications for schools, libraries, health care providers, and rural and low-income consumers. It works to protect consumers and foster competition, especially for the services that small businesses need, and ensure a sustainable policy framework for competitors that rely on the facilities of others. It reviews communications industry transactions and conducts rulemakings and proceedings to ensure the availability of key inputs for communications providers, such as access to utility poles and rights of way. And it provides the public with accurate and comprehensive data about communications services, including broadband.
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Wireline Competition Bureau