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Bandwidth.com, a major SIP Trunk and 911 service provider, recently experienced an outage that disrupted services, including 911 services, starting September 25. Bandwidth.com continues to experience outages, affecting service resellers and potentially triggering compliance obligations before the Federal Communications Commission
You are cordially invited to join The CommLaw Group at the 2021 Telestrategies Communications Tax Conference being held in Nashville from October 11th– 13th! CommLaw’s Managing Partner, Jonathan Marashlian, will deliver the keynote presentation alongside fellow Washington, D.C. telecom attorneys, Brita
The Federal Communications Commission released a public notice on September 10, 2021, announcing the proposed Universal Service Fund (“USF”) contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2021 will be 29.1%, a nearly 2% decrease from the previous quarter’s 31.8%. At
WASHINGTON, September 14, 2021—The Universal Service Fund (“USF”), a critical component in ensuring the expansion of broadband in the United States, is under significant duress. But now they are strong signs that change is in the offing. Because the revenues
TIME-SENSITIVE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Annual Regulatory Fees Payable to the Federal Communications Commission Due No Later than September 24, 2021 Most Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) licensees and other regulated entities must pay regulatory fees annually to offset costs
A Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision requires all Telecommunications Service Providers (TSPs) offering and providing telecommunications services in Canada must implement STIR/SHAKEN to authenticate and verify caller identification information for Internet Protocol (IP)-based voice calls by November 30,
Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC, The CommLaw Group, is pleased to announce the hiring of Ivan Zajicek, who joins the firm as seasoned Associate Attorney. Ok, before we express praise and share the accolades of our newest Attorney, let us help
The Federal Universal Service Fund (“FUSF”) as well as the vast majority of state universal service programs currently require contributions from service providers based upon revenue derived from “assessable” telecommunications and VoIP services. With a steadily decreasing pool of assessable
In an unprecedented move, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) issued a citation against ViaTalk, LLC (the “ViaTalk Order”), an interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) provider, finding that the company violated the Commission’s disability access rules by its
Interested Telecommunications Service Providers (TSPs) can now participate in a consensus process facilitated by the Canadian Secure Token Governance Authority (CST-GA) to develop new eligibility requirements for access to Secure Telephone Identity (STI) Certificates through Service Provider Code (SPC) Tokens.
If your company provides interconnected VoIP (“VoIP”) services and obtains telephone numbers directly from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator or Pooling Administrator (or is planning to), you will want to continue reading this Client Advisory. In the federal government’s
Telecommunications Service Providers (TSPs) offering and providing telecommunications services pursuant to the Telecommunications Act in Canada must, pursuant to an April 6, 2021 Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) decision (Decision): File STIR/SHAKEN implementation readiness assessment reports (Assessment Reports) by
The Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority (STI-GA) recently announced two policy changes that are designed to make the STIR/SHAKEN ecosystem more efficient. The first change concerns allowing optional use of delegate certificates in order to enable voice service providers (VSPs”)
On June 30, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) issued an Order approving per-minute provider compensation and adopting contribution factors for telecommunications relay services (TRS) funding for Fund Year 2021-22 (July 1, 2021 through
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau investigations arising from referrals or other information supplied by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) appear to be increasingly expansive. While the initial or primary issue leading to an Enforcement Bureau investigation may
On July 1, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Public Notice proposing changes to the 2022 FCC Form 499-A, 499-Q, and accompanying filing instructions. Proposed clarifications/edits to the Form 499 include the following (review closely, as
On June 29, 2021, as part of a California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) proceeding reviewing funding mechanisms for the state’s Public Purpose Programs, the Administrative Law Judge overseeing the case issued a memorandum that includes an extensive data request for
The Federal Communications Commission released a public notice on June 10, 2021, announcing the proposed Universal Service Fund (“USF”) contribution factor for the third quarter of 2021 will be 31.8%, a nearly 2% decrease from the previous quarter’s 33.4%. At
With a mere four (4) weeks remaining until the FCC’s June 30th deadline for compliance with STIR/SHAKEN rules, we thought it would be a good time to remind clients that the single most important obligation for the vast majority of
Proposal Would Require Big Tech to Start Paying Its Fair Share for Universal Service While Establishing a Stable Revenue Stream for Efforts Needed to Eliminate the Digital Divide Today, in a Newsweek op-ed, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr outlined a
