Net Neutrality Appeals Moved Back to D.C. Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has transferred the appeal of the FCC’s December 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order to the...
FCC Pumps Additional Funds into ACAM While Also Looking to Additional Reforms
In a 3-2 vote, the FCC has released a Report and Order, Third Order on Reconsideration, and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) providing up...
CAF Phase I Waiver Granted to Puerto Rico Telephone Company for Hurricane Recovery
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a Declaratory Ruling and Order granting a limited waiver to Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (PRTC) of...
Unclear Billing Charges Violate FCC Truth-in-Billing Rules and the Act
The FCC has issued a Declaratory Ruling in response to a petition filed by parties involved in litigation over a billing dispute, declaring that...
Lottery Directs Net Neutrality Challenges to Ninth Circuit
Lawsuits filed by various public and private plaintiffs (including 22 state attorneys general, advocacy groups, and Internet companies such as Mozilla, Etsy and Vimeo)...
Alaska Plan Requirements Modified, Clarified in Reconsideration Order
The FCC’s Wireline Competition and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus (Bureaus) have partially granted an Alaska Telephone Association (ATA) Petition for Reconsideration regarding Alaska Plan map...
Federal Publication of Net Neutrality Repeal Ushers in Lawsuits
The FCC's 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order, which essentially overturned the entirety of its 2015 Open Internet Order that had established a Title II-based...
FCC Cuts Outdated Payphone Audit Rules
The FCC has eliminated outdated and costly payphone audit requirements as no longer justified in a changing communications marketplace. The FCC’s elimination of these...
Guidance Issued on New Lifeline Forms
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued a Public Notice providing guidance regarding new forms for the Lifeline program that both eligible telecommunications carriers...
Kari’s Law Signed by the President
President Donald Trump signed the Kari’s Law Act of 2017, known as Kari’s Law, on the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. 911 call. Kari’s...
