On July 28, 2015, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) released an Order finding that fixed, interconnected VoIP services offered by Charter Fiberlink Companies (“Charter”) constituted local telephone service subject to the

On July 22, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published a Notice in the Federal Register seeking Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”) comments on the information collection requirements adopted last month permitting Interconnected

On Friday, July 10, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released its awaited Declaratory Ruling and Order (“Order”) clarifying the protections offered under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). While the Order aims

Through our organization’s experience advising clients on FCC Form 499 revenue reporting requirements we have witnessed the considerable confusion surrounding the proper approaches to reporting revenue derived from Interconnected VoIP

In a Memorandum Opinion and Order (“MO&O”) released this week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) affirmed that medical device manufacturers may recover certain manufacturing, research, development and handling

4 Tips For Telecom Companies Puzzling Over Taxes By Eric Kroh Law360, New York (July 8, 2015, 5:00 PM ET) — Perhaps the largest tax issue facing telecommunications companies is the

The Open Internet Order imposes new transparency rules on broadband Internet access service (“BIAS”) providers. However, in adopting these new rules, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) adopted a temporary exception to the

The CommLaw Group is releasing presentations from its recent participation in the 2015 TeleStrategies Communications Tax conference.  These valuable resources are now available for free download to all clients and interested

Keep Track of TCPA Developments at the FCC by Downloading Our July 2015 TCPA Compliance Monitoring Report On June 30, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Florida Attorney General filed suit

The FCC recently adopted a contribution rate of 0.01635 (1.635%)  for the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service (“TRS”). This contribution factor is an increase from last year’s TRS contribution factor of 0.01219 (1.219%).  The

CommLaw Group attorneys Ron Quirk and Linda McReynolds publish article regarding HIPAA compliance and audit preparation: Maintaining HIPAA Compliance While Preparing for HIPAA Audits

If you provide fixed or mobile broadband Internet access services, now is the time to review customer disclosures on your website and at the point of sale for compliance with

Most of the FCC’s newly-adopted rules to allow commercial shared use of 150 MHz of spectrum in the 3550-3700 MHz (“3.5 GHz”) Band will go into effect as of July 23,

On June 18, 2015, a divided FCC adopted a declaratory ruling and order designed to provide additional protection to consumers and guidance to businesses with respect to unwanted robocalls and

7 Telecom Officials Attorneys Need To Know By Daniel Wilson Law360, Washington (June 10, 2015, 2:09 PM ET) — Although Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and four other commissioners draw the lion’s

4 Questions To Ask Before Taking Your Case To The FCC By Daniel Wilson Law360, Washington (June 16, 2015, 2:42 PM ET) — The Federal Communications Commission has several ways of resolving industry