Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC, through its affiliation with Puerto Rico-based telecom attorney, Walter Arroyo, is available to companies seeking to enter the Puerto Rican market in order to help restore, rebuild and

Business entities doing business in Connecticut without registering with the Secretary of the State beware! Under Connecticut law, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and statutory trusts formed

When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to dismantle the Obama-era net neutrality regulatory framework, the agency nevertheless recommitted to enforcing its existing transparency rule, albeit a modified version. First imposed

This Friday May 25, 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) takes effect in all member states of the European Union. The GDPR will affect a significant number of

ATTENTION!!!  IF YOUR COMPANY CONTRACTS WITH OUTBOUND CALL TERMINATING CARRIERS AND, IN PARTICULAR, FOCUS ON “LEAST COST ROUTING” METHODOLOGIES, PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES RAISED IN THIS ADVISORY. 

Next month, the federal agency charged with protecting the public from unsafe consumer products will be holding a public hearing to consider the safety implications of Internet of Things (IoT)

As interstate telecommunications providers plan for their FCC Form 499 reporting (Forms 499-A and 499-Q), it is important to pay careful attention to the treatment of USAC disbursements/subsidies for universal

Next month, the federal agency charged with protecting the public from unsafe consumer products will be holding a public hearing to consider the safety implications of Internet of Things (IoT)

ATTENTION!!!  IF YOUR COMPANY CONTRACTS WITH OUTBOUND CALL TERMINATING CARRIERS AND, IN PARTICULAR, FOCUS ON “LEAST COST ROUTING” METHODOLOGIES, PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES RAISED IN THIS ADVISORY. 

A pending Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) raises new national security concerns about the equipment and services used by Universal Service Fund (USF) beneficiaries. Specifically, the NPRM

The FCC announced that, at its April 17, 2018 Open Meeting, it will consider the adoption of new rules designed to improve the completion of calls made to rural locations in the

Keep Track of TCPA Developments at the FCC by Downloading Our  March 2018 TCPA Compliance Monitoring Report Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit partially overturned the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”)

The FCC Managing Director issued a Public Notice on March 9, 2018, announcing the proposed universal service contribution factor for the second quarter of 2018 will be 18.4 percent, down from the

Declaratory Ruling Changes Truth-in-Billing Requirements On March 15, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Declaratory Ruling in response to eight key questions posed by a Federal

A New Mexico Public Regulation Commission hearing examiner has directed carriers contributing to the New Mexico Universal Service Fund to provide additional information and clarification on communications connections to determined

Take the Questionnaire Now Attention U.S. Businesses:  You may not be exempt from a new privacy regulation that comes into effect in the European Union (EU) in less than three months.