Keep up with legal & regulatory developments impacting your business.
On Friday, October 9th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) upheld existing rules governing when private telecommunications lines must contribute to the federal Universal Service Fund (USF). Mixed use private phone
On October 6th 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a draft Order on Remand (“Draft Order”) responding to the DC Circuit’s remand in Mozilla Corp. v. FCC, which ordered
As we approach the end of 2020, certain manufacturers, vendors and service providers should be gearing up to comply with the requirements of RAY BAUM’s Act, starting on January 6,
On Wednesday, September 30th, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously agreed to implement changes to the review process that foreign telecommunications companies undergo before doing business in the USA. The
Will my Customers’ lawful calls get blocked by the Big Carriers (AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink, Comcast, T-Mobile, and others) thanks to the STIR/SHAKEN robocall mitigation regime (a regime the Federal Communications
The Federal Communications Commission released a public notice on September 14, 2020, announcing the proposed universal service contribution factor for the fourth quarter of 2020 will be 27.1%, up from
TIME-SENSITIVE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Annual Regulatory Fees Payable to the Federal Communications Commission Due No Later than September 25, 2020 Most Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) licensees and
On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability and proposed that Barrier Communications Corporation (“BarrierFree”) pay a $163,912 fine for its failure to
Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC, The CommLaw Group, is pleased to announce that its consulting affiliate, The Commpliance Group, has been named on of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies of the
In July, Governor Kate Brown of Oregon signed into law new rules amending for the funding of the Oregon Universal Service Fund (OUSF) which expanded the contribution assessment to commercial
On June 11, 2020, the FCC requested comments on whether providers of “one-way” Voice over Internet Protocol (“One-Way VOIP”) services should be assessed for contribution to the federal Universal Service
On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau released two Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) against telecommunications providers for allegedly failing to comply with Universal Service Fund
Back in late December of last year, our firm predicted the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) could soon take steps to subject revenue derived from “Non-Interconnected VoIP” and other
The FCC Office of Managing Director released a public notice on June 12, 2020, announcing the proposed universal service contribution factor for the third quarter of 2019 will be 26.5%,
In the lead up to the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (“RDOF”) reverse-auction on October 29, 2020, the Commission released its draft Auction Procedures Public Notice (“Auction Procedures”)
On June 5th, the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s 11-year long investigation into magicJack’s (a provider of VoIP services) compliance with Commission rules requiring contributions to the Universal Service Fund (“USF”), ended
