FCC NewsBytes - 12/06

Published: Dec. 7, 2016, 8 a.m.

The FCC voted to take multiple actions against Sandwich Isles Communications, which provides phone and broadband service to customers on Hawaiian Home Lands, for violations and apparent violations related to Universal Service Fund (USF) support. The company will be required to repay over $27 million in improper payments. The Commission has proposed more than $49 million in fines against the company for apparent violations of rules relating to the high-cost program.