Home / Insights and Advisories / ALERT: NEW FCC COMPLIANCE FILING MAY APPLY TO YOUR COMPANY – Supply Chain Report Due May 5, 2022, Applies to All Providers of Advanced Communications Services
IF YOUR COMPANY PROVIDES ANY “ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE” (WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, BROADBAND SERVICES), A NEW FCC COMPLIANCE REPORTING OBLIGATION WITH A MAY 5, 2022 FILING DEADLINE APPLIES TO YOUR COMPANY! IF YOU NEED HELP WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES, CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
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As part of its “Rip and Replace” program intended to rid the U.S. of telecommunications equipment and services that it considers national security risks, on February 4, 2022, the FCC announced that all providers of advanced communications services (i.e., high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications that enable users to generate and receive voice, data, graphics and video with speeds of at least 200 kbps in either direction) will be required to file annual reports concerning the extent to which their networks contain or utilize Covered Communications Equipment or Services. This report, which is due no later than May 5, 2022, must be filed through the FCC’s Supply Chain Filing Portal.
Specifically, any advanced communications service (ACS) provider that obtained Covered Equipment or Services on or after August 14, 2018, or within 60 days of when the FCC updates its Covered Equipment List must annually report on the use of such equipment and services. These reports must include detailed information, including:
ACS providers who have obtained Covered Equipment or Services on or after August 14, 2018, must continue to file annual reports before March 31 of each year, regarding the status of same as of December 31 of the previous year.
Any ACS provider that does not have Covered Equipment or Services is still required to file an initial report through the Supply Chain Portal. This consists of filling out administrative information regarding the entity and certifying that it has not obtained such Covered Equipment or Services. In that event, the ACS is not required to submit subsequent annual reports unless it obtains any Covered Equipment or Service at a later date.
The CommLaw Group has experienced attorneys who can help you to ensure compliance with all Rip & Replace filing requirements and related matters. For further information please contact Ronald E. Quirk at req@commlawgroup.com or (703) 714-1305.
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