Petition by Neil S. Ende in INBOX-1.41
Torch Wireless, Inc. filed a petition for review with the Federal Communications Commission challenging an October 9, 2026 letter from the Wireline Competition Bureau that terminated its access to the National Verifier Application Programming Interface. The Bureau cited Torch's failure to fully respond to a Letter of Inquiry and alleged production of Affordable Connectivity Program documents instead of Lifeline documents as grounds for the termination. Torch contends that it produced all requested documents, that the underlying Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture was improperly issued, and that the termination occurred without prior notice or an opportunity to cure. The petition argues that the sanction is grossly disproportionate and violates administrative procedures by relying on an unadjudicated enforcement action and an unanswered request to meet and confer.
- Submission type
- PETITION
- Filers
- Neil S. Ende
- Authors
- Silsa Cabezas
- Law firms
- Technology Law Group, LLC
- Proceedings
- INBOX-1.41 MISCELLANEOUS
- Submitted
- Nov 9, 2026, 4:41 PM ET
- Disseminated
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:00 AM ET