On January 10, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) Media Bureau released a Public Notice reviving a stalled rulemaking proceeding to clarify disability access requirements for closed captioning

On Wednesday, January 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a press release proposing changes to existing regulations concerning the notification responsibilities of telecommunications carriers following a breach of customer

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) plans to take up a proposal to require “Nutrition Labels” for broadband service at the commission’s public meeting set for January 27, 2022. The requirement

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has extended the deadline for filing Comments and Reply Comments on the Universal Service Fund reform proceeding it opened late last year.  For more details

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has reevaluated “undue hardship” extensions to full STIR/SHAKEN implementation, as required by the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence

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