The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) plans to take up a proposal to require “Nutrition Labels” for broadband service at the commission’s public meeting set for January 27, 2022. The requirement for broadband service labeling stems from provisions in the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding bill established the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program …
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has extended the deadline for filing Comments and Reply Comments on the Universal Service Fund reform proceeding it opened late last year. For more details regarding the scope of the rulemaking proceeding, see here: Notice of Inquiry on the Future of the Universal Service Fund in Light of the Broadband …
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Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated a new proceeding (WC Docket No. 21-476) and issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments due January 18, 2022 on issues related to the impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act) on broadband. Along with expected comments on universal service goals for broadband, the FCC is …
Delivering on Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s promise to make robocalls a top priority, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Fourth Report and Order amending 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.6300,04,05 by shortening the extension for non-facilities-based small—100,000 or fewer subscriber lines—voice service providers (VSPs) to implement STIR/SHAKEN on IP portions of their network by a year from June …
On December 3, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) entered into a Consent Decree with CaptionCall, LLC — an Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (“IP CTS”) provider — and its parent company, Sorenson Communications, LLC, to resolve investigations into CaptionCall’s alleged non-compliance with the Commission’s Telecommunications Relay Services (“TRS”) rules. The Commission’s Enforcement …
November 29, 2021 represented a milestone in the push to reform the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution system by adding revenue from broadband services into the contribution base. 254 organizations representing multiple stakeholders signed a letter urging policymakers to take “immediate action to reform and stabilize the funding mechanism that supports the USF by …
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Commissioner Ian Scott addressed the Canadian Telecom Summit today, highlighting key areas that will likely be the CRTC’s focus over the next year and anticipated updates to the telecommunications and broadband industry in Canada. CRTC takes November 30, 2021 STIR/SHAKEN Implementation Deadline for all TSPs Seriously Commissioner Scott confirmed …
On November 5, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Bill), which includes $65 billion for broadband access to improve internet services for rural areas, low-income families and tribal communities. Most of the money would be made available through grants to states. The Infrastructure …
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New York’s Governor signed into law two bills on November 8, 2021 that will require telecommunications service providers in the state to increase robocall protections by requiring STIR/SHAKEN implementation and blocking of calls to certain numbers. The first law codifies the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) regulations into state law. Although it does not expand upon …
The Public Utility Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission recently announced sweeping changes to the Oklahoma universal service fund (“OUSF”) that will immediately impact all communications service providers doing business in the state. At the same time, the Missouri USF assessment suspension has been extended through September 30, 2022. As of November 1, 2021, all …
