Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated a new proceeding (WC Docket No. 21-476) and issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments due January 18, 2022 on issues related to

Delivering on Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s promise to make robocalls a top priority, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Fourth Report and Order amending 47 C.F.R. §§ 64.6300,04,05 by shortening the

On December 3, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) entered into a Consent Decree with CaptionCall, LLC — an Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (“IP CTS”) provider —

New Mexico’s state universal service fund (“USF”) administrator — VantagePoint Solutions — recently announced a change to the New Mexico State Rural Universal Service Fund contribution factor. For 2022, the

On November 29, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) Enforcement Bureau released an order requiring ViaTalk, LLC, an interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) provider to take specific

November 29, 2021 represented a milestone in the push to reform the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution system by adding revenue from broadband services into the contribution base.  254

SPC Token Application Available with Just Over a Week to Implement STIR/SHAKEN The Canadian Secure Token – Governance Authority‎ (CST-GA) released its much-anticipated and long-awaited SPC Token Application. Available only

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Commissioner Ian Scott addressed the Canadian Telecom Summit today, highlighting key areas that will likely be the CRTC’s focus over the next year and

On November 5, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the  Biden administration’s $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Infrastructure Bill), which includes $65 billion for broadband access to

New York’s Governor signed into law two bills on November 8, 2021 that will require telecommunications service providers in the state to increase robocall protections by requiring STIR/SHAKEN implementation and

The Public Utility Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission recently announced sweeping changes to the Oklahoma universal service fund (“OUSF”) that will immediately impact all communications service providers doing business

A proposed federal class action filed November 3 against Verizon (MacClelland et. al. v. Cellco P’ship d/b/a Verizon Wireless et. al., No. 1:21-cv-08592 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2021)) alleges the

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that CA Diffusion entered into a settlement and will pay a $200,000 penalty for violating Canada’s Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules between September 2018

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a “Fourth Tranche of Enforcement Bureau Cease and Desist Letters” (Letters) against three network providers in an attempt to show the regulator has not

Telecommunications Service Providers (TSPs) registered with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to provide voice services but currently ineligible (because they lack access to Canadian Numbering Administrator resources) to

Telecommunications Service Providers (TSPs) in Canada may soon have access to Secure Telephone Identify (STI) Certificates—necessary for higher (Level A or B) attestation—once the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)