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The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing new rules to mitigate malicious robotext campaigns. The FCC is soliciting public comments on whether to require mobile wireless providers to find and actively
On September 29, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) approved a Report and Order (the “Order”) adopting new rules that will improve the clarity and accessibility of emergency alert messages delivered using the Emergency Alert System (EAS)
The FCC’s Robocall Response Team today announced first-of-their-kind Enforcement Bureau orders to begin removing seven voice service providers from the agency’s Robocall Mitigation Database. The orders demanded that Akabis, Cloud4, Global UC, Horizon Technology Group, Morse Communications, Sharon Telephone Company,
On September 8, 2022 the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a report and order and further notice of proposed rulemaking adopting sweeping changes to its regulations governing access to telecommunications relay services (TRS) for incarcerated individuals with hearing
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), proposing a $153,000 penalty against PayG, LLC, d/b/a Skyswitch, for its alleged failure to: (a) cooperate with the revenue reporting verification functions (i.e., “contributor audits”)
In a previous Client Advisory, the CommLaw Group delineated the new robocall mitigation regulatory requirements imposed on previously exempt gateway providers by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”). In a Report & Order released May 20, 2022, the FCC
TIME-SENSITIVE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Annual Regulatory Fees Payable to the Federal Communications Commission Due No Later than September 28, 2022 Nearly all Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) licensees and other regulated entities must pay regulatory fees annually to offset
TIME-SENSITIVE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Annual Regulatory Fees Payable to the Federal Communications Commission Due No Later than September 28, 2022 Nearly all Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) licensees and other regulated entities must pay regulatory fees annually to offset
On September 1, 2022, The FCC released a public notice announcing the start of the bulk challenge process for the Broadband Data Collection’s (BDC) Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric prepared by CostQuest. As of September 12, 2022, bulk challenges to BDC
On August 30, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC” or “Commission”) issued an Order Instituting a Rulemaking to consider issues related to licensing of interconnected VoIP (“I-VoIP”) providers. In particular, the CPUC will examine its authority to regulate nomadic
On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General announced the first public settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), resolving an action against Sephora, Inc., a beauty product retailer, for ignoring requests from California customers not to
The United State Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) has announced that it will begin accepting applications for the next round of funding through its Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program (“ReConnect 4”) beginning September 6, 2022. The application window closes on November
On August 15, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released a report to Congress on the future of the federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) (the Report). The Report is required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
On August 12, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) struck down a challenge to a 2020 Report and Order by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) which reallocates 45 MHz of the 5.850-5.925
On August 11, 2022, Public Knowledge, Communications Workers of America, Center for Rural Strategies, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, Next Century Cities, the Public Utility Law Project of New York, and the Utility Reform Network (hereafter, Public Knowledge,
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau recently announced the proposed North American Numbering Plan (NANP) administration fund size estimate and contribution factor for the fiscal year October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (Fiscal Year 2023). Proper funding of NANP administration
On August 1 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) initiated an e-mail blast to “non-facilities-based” voice service providers (“VSPs”) that are not listed in the Robocall Mitigation Database as STIR/SHAKEN compliant; directing that they must be fully compliant by August
MachineGenius— a conditionally certified Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (“IP CTS”) provider — has recently entered into a Consent Decree with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”), ending an investigation into the company’s violations of the Commission’s IP
On June 21, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) issued an Order, directing all U.S.-based voice service providers (“VSPs”) to immediately investigate and stop carrying traffic from a known robocall scam marketing auto warranties made by or on
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is updating its current broadband mapping with more detailed and precise information on fixed and mobile broadband via the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) Program. BDC submissions are required by all facilities-based fixed and mobile broadband
