Apply for an OCN and Seek FCC Waiver of Telephone Numbering Rules Now! The CommLaw Group Offers VoIP Providers a “STIR/SHAKEN Compliance Preparation Bundle” for U.S. $5,000 Fixed Fee Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC, The CommLaw Group has responded to the business need for Interconnected VoIP providers (and One-Way VoIP providers) to participate in …
On the eve of the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC, The CommLaw Group is pleased to share the recent Alumni Profile of one of its associate attorneys, Michal Nowicki. Michal is a 2018 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law and has been practicing law …
On June 11, 2020, the FCC requested comments on whether providers of “one-way” Voice over Internet Protocol (“One-Way VOIP”) services should be assessed for contribution to the federal Universal Service Fund (USF). Businesses and industry groups submitted their responses beginning July 13. Not unexpectedly, industry commenters generally fell into three camps – for, against and …
On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau released two Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) against telecommunications providers for allegedly failing to comply with Universal Service Fund (USF) obligations. Specifically, the FCC proposes to fine Blue Casa Telephone, LLC, and Compu-Phone Voice & Data, Inc. $75,000 a piece for their repeated failure …
The CommLaw Group is pleased to offer Privacy Awareness Training programs to Telecommunications and Cloud Communications service providers operating in the United States and across the globe. PRIVACY AWARENESS TRAINING PROGRAM For Telecoms & Cloud Communications Providers (Click to Download Brochure) Unlike the high-level, “cookie cutter” approach to employee privacy training available to businesses through …
Back in late December of last year, our firm predicted the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) could soon take steps to subject revenue derived from “Non-Interconnected VoIP” and other “One-Way VoIP” services to Universal Service Fund (“USF”) contributions: Are One-Way VoIP Services on the Precipice of Regulatory Parity with Two-Way Interconnected VoIP, including Direct …
The FCC Office of Managing Director released a public notice on June 12, 2020, announcing the proposed universal service contribution factor for the third quarter of 2019 will be 26.5%, up from the previous quarter’s 19.6%. At 26.5%, the Q3 USF Contribution Factor is the highest ever recorded. In related news (as our firm predicted …
On June 5th, the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s 11-year long investigation into magicJack’s (a provider of VoIP services) compliance with Commission rules requiring contributions to the Universal Service Fund (“USF”), ended with a settlement. magicJack agreed to pay a five million dollar ($5 million) fine and accept the terms of an FCC Consent Decree, including onerous …
On May 5, 2020, Representative Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) announced that he and a bi-partisan group of representatives, including Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska), T.J. Cox (D-Calif.), Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), Angie Craig (D-Minn.), et al., had introduced the Universal Broadband Act. According to the announcement, the legislation would add revenue from broadband services to the Universal Service …
On April 23, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), proposing to gradually expand its video description rules to local affiliates of the top four broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) in 40 additional television markets, as well as to multichannel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”) that carry the …
