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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
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
On July 6, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States gave consumers a major victory in the fight to limit automated telemarketing calls made to mobile phones. The Court not only upheld the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) provision
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
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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
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
In the lead up to the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (“RDOF”) reverse-auction on October 29, 2020, the Commission released its draft Auction Procedures Public Notice (“Auction Procedures”) on May 19, 2020. The procedures for this auction, Auction
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
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
Last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) took the next step in cracking down on illicit robocalls by releasing an order (“Order”) adopting rules implementing Section 3 of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, better known
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
Is your company thinking about bidding to win a share of the $20 billion dollars in federal broadband funds from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction? If you answered “Yes,” then NOW IS THE TIME to get your
NOTE: This is a “Member’s Only” event hosted by IDeACom. However, clients and “friends of the firm” may contact Jonathan S. Marashlian at jsm@commlawgroup.com to request a complimentary admission pass to attend. Two new laws and associated regulations are
On April 1, 2020, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing to deregulate and detariff remaining interstate end-user, access charges (together “End User Charges”)1 billed by incumbent local exchange carriers (“ILECs”), as well as prohibit competitive local
Is your company thinking about bidding to win a share of the $20 billion dollars in federal broadband funds from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction? If you answered “Yes,” then NOW IS THE TIME to get your
On Monday, April 13, the FCC began receiving applications for the $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Fund (“the Fund”) appropriated by the CARES Act passed last month. The FCC will review applications on a rolling basis until the funds run out
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has recently released a Public Notice reminding Commercial Mobile Radio Service (“CMRS”) providers of the upcoming five-year wireless e911 dispatchable location accuracy benchmark certification deadline – June 2, 2020. The benchmark requires CMRS providers to
NOTE: This is a “Member’s Only” event hosted by IdeaCom. However, clients and “friends of the firm” may contact Jonathan S. Marashlian at jsm@commlawgroup.com to request a complimentary admission pass to attend. Two new laws and associated regulations are
