1st Round of ECF Funding Coming Soon: FCC Staff

The FCC will issue the first round of Emergency Connectivity Fund funding commitments "in the very near future," said Wireline Bureau Telecom Access Policy Division Attorney-Adviser Molly O'Conor during an FCC Consumer Advisory Committee meeting Friday. The committee also heard updates on the emergency broadband benefit program, COVID-19 telehealth program and the commission's efforts to curb illegal robocalls. CAC expects FCC acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to "assign specific topics" for the working groups to make recommendations about, said Chairman Steve Pociask.