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On Friday, March 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition challenging the constitutionality of Congress’s delegation of authority to the FCC to create and oversee the Universal Service Fund (USF) program that has existed
This year’s FCC Form 499 deadline, April 3rd, is fast approaching. For wholesale telecommunications providers, common pitfalls in reporting practices could leave you at risk of greater exposure to USF liability. In particular, all revenues reported in Block 300 as
First of all, were you aware that in some European countries, service providers are compensated/ reimbursed by the regulatory authority and/or government, itself, when law enforcement engages in lawful intercept activities that impose burdens on the service provider? This is,
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) Friday issued a Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that requires mobile wireless carriers to implement new robotext mitigation measures and seeks comments on additional proposed robotext rules. The compliance
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 12 Noon ET – Robocalls, STIR/SHAKEN and the Future of Voice Telephony Broadband Breakfast Live Online events take place on Wednesday at 12 Noon ET. Watch the event on Broadband Breakfast, or REGISTER HERE to join the conversation. The Federal
In a recent Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) reminded providers of advanced communications services (“ACS”) of their obligation to file Supply Chain Annual Reports by no later than March 31, 2023. The FCC defines ACS carriers
The FCC Managing Director issued a Public Notice on March 14, 2023, announcing the proposed Universal Service Fund (“USF”) contribution factor for the second quarter of 2023 will be 29% down from the previous quarter’s 32.6%. Any reforms of the
You are cordially invited to ARRIVE EARLY for the 2023 Telestrategies Communications Tax Conference so you can attend the Pre-Conference Half-Day Universal Service Fund (USF) Workshop on May 3rd! This workshop explores the USF issues that have long plagued telecommunications and emerging
You are cordially invited to join The CommLaw Group at the 2023 Telestrategies Communications Tax Conference being held in New Orleans from May 3rd – 5th! CommLaw’s Managing Partner, Jonathan Marashlian, will moderate the keynote presentation, featuring a panel of Washington,
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a draft Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Order” and “NPRM”) that will impose drastic and stringent new robocall mitigation rules on all voice service providers (“VSPs”) operating
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) initiated a proceeding through the linked Notice of Consultation that will impact all providers of telecommunications (including wireless and VoIP) services in Canada. The goal of the proceeding is to develop rules to
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Thursday sued to stop a coordinated series of operations responsible for delivering tens of millions of unwanted Voice Over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) and ringless voicemail (“RVM”) phony debt service robocalls to consumers across the United
On January 6, 2023, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law H.B. 45, which, among other provisions, authorized the Director of Budget and Management (the “Director”) to create a two-month tax amnesty program before November 1, 2023. If implemented, the
Back on November 17, 2022, the FCC released an Order and Further Rulemaking adopting rules requiring Internet service providers (“ISPs”) to display — at the point of sale — labels that disclose information about: Prices and fees (including introductory rates
The due date for submitting your Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) certification is fast approaching. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a public notice reminding all telecommunications carriers and Interconnected VoIP Providers to file their annual CPNI certifications by March 1,
As delineated in a letter dated January 24, 2023 (“Letter”) from the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) to Twilio, Inc. (“Twilio”), the Bureau has obtained evidence that Twilio has apparently been originating illegal robocalls on behalf of one
Was your company required to publish its initial accessibility feedback process description (“Feedback Description”) last year and notify the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)? If yes, it must develop and publish its initial accessibility plan by June 1 of
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “The Commission”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) that would ban all existing and future non-compete agreements between employers and workers. Non-competes generally bar employees from working for a
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which gives the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) unprecedentedly broad powers over inmate calling services (“ICS”) providers.
Last Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) or the “Commission”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking public comments on proposed updates to its data breach notice requirements for telecommunications carriers, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (i-VoIP) providers, and
