FCC Declaratory Ruling Clarifies VoIP Symmetry Rule
On its own motion, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a declaratory ruling that clarifies the appropriate interpretation of the VoIP symmetry rule...
Virginia Governor and North Dakota Legislator Join Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) Tom Wheeler recently announced the appointments of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and North Dakota State Representative Blair Thoreson to fill...
FCC Proposes Regulation Clean-Up
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would update its rules to better reflect current requirements...
Bureau Grants 60-Day Extension of Healthcare Connect Fund Invoice Deadline
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released an Order granting a limited waiver of the invoice filing deadline for all applicants under the Healthcare...
February FCC Meeting to Focus Exclusively on Broadband Regulatory Matters
Only two items were placed on the FCC’s tentative agenda for its Thursday, February 26, 2015 open meeting, and both pertain to broadband regulation....
Early Net Neutrality Release: Title II It Is, Including Wireless
In a rare preview of proposed new rules to be voted on by the FCC, Chairman Tom Wheeler has released a fact sheet and...
FCC Announces New Forfeiture Methodology for Federal Program Payment Rule Violations
Telecommunications service providers are required to pay federal regulatory fees and make timely contributions to the Universal Service Fund (USF), the Telecommunications Relay Service...
WCB Grants Rural Call Completion Waiver, Addresses MF Signaling
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has addressed two petitions for waiver of the FCC’s rural call completion recording, retention, and reporting requirements. First,...
FCC Commissioner Announces Staff Departures and Appointments
Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel recently announced that two of her staff members will be departing the Commission for Capitol Hill. David Goldman, who...
AT&T Changes CAF Phase I Deployment Plans; Existing Providers Have 45 Days to Respond
AT&T Inc. (AT&T) has notified the Federal Communications Commission that it intends to modify its Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round 2 broadband...
