Following the Federal Communications Commission’s Order to deny federal funds to carriers using foreign technology deemed a national security risk, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has proposed a fact-based, case-by-base framework through which the Commerce Department can enforce an executive order

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced, via a news release , a rulemaking to adopt new procedures to protect federal funds from misuse. The proposed rules would give the FCC more power and flexibility to promptly exclude bad

The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”)  Wireline Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) announced its intention to open a rulemaking proceeding in which to consider eliminating a number of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (“ILEC”) network unbundling requirements and take other measures aimed at freeing

As our firm previewed in an earlier Client Advisory, on October 25, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission issued a declaratory ruling that emergency service charges (911 fees & surcharges) imposed by state, local and tribal governments on VoIP-based, voice communications

With only a couple months left in 2019, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s “end of 2019” deadline for telecom carriers to implement industry-based solutions to help curb the scourge of unlawful and harassing robocalls and caller ID spoofing is fast approaching. 

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) plans to adopt an order preempting State and Local laws and regulations that discriminate against providers of Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services in the imposition of 911/E911 fees & surcharges (“911 fees”).  The FCC’s

On September 27, 2019, BA Telecom, through its counsel (The CommLaw Group) filed a Request for Review (Appeal) of USAC’s interpretations of the FCC’s “Affiliate Rule” in the context of the “Limited International Revenue Exemption” (LIRE).  Under USAC’s interpretation and

In recently filed Comments in the FCC’s Form 477 Broadband Data reporting reform proceeding, Marashlian & Donahue, PLLC’s consulting affiliate, The Commpliance Group (“TCG”), encouraged the FCC to reshape the state of national broadband data reporting and mapping to better